#CA4A2A#CA4A2A
#CA4A2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.169 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 74, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 66%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 79.2%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.04, 49.26, 44.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.04, 66.58, 42.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.94% 0.1386 0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.94% 0.169 35) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2268, 17.6252, 4.1584) |
| Luminance | 0.1762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.36
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.40
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.49
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.72
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.75
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4A2A #2AAACA
analogous
#CA2A5A #CA4A2A #CA9A2A
triadic
#CA4A2A #2ACA4A #4A2ACA
tetradic
#CA4A2A #5ACA2A #2AAACA #9A2ACA
square
#CA4A2A #5ACA2A #2AAACA #9A2ACA
split-complementary
#CA4A2A #2ACA9A #2A5ACA
monochromatic
#652515 #97371F #CA4A2A #DC7055 #E69B88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.64
#CA4A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#CA4A2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA4A2A
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4A2A | 1.00 | 4.64 | 4.52 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6325
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2844
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 74, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.169 35.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38266',
500: '#ca4a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4a2a; $custom-light: #e38266; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 74,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12,
"s": 65.574,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57938,
"c": 0.16928,
"h": 35
},
"luminance": 0.17621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4A2A
secondary
#80C0D0
accent
#C7E93F
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A