#CA4A2E#CA4A2E
#CA4A2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.168 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4A2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 74, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 63%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 77%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 77.2%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.08, 49.41, 42.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.08, 65.35, 40.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.98% 0.1398 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.98% 0.168 33.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3020, 17.6553, 4.5544) |
| Luminance | 0.1765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.77
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.83
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.89
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.06
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.11
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4A2E #2EAECA
analogous
#CA2E60 #CA4A2E #CA982E
triadic
#CA4A2E #2ECA4A #4A2ECA
tetradic
#CA4A2E #60CA2E #2EAECA #982ECA
square
#CA4A2E #60CA2E #2EAECA #982ECA
split-complementary
#CA4A2E #2ECA98 #2E60CA
monochromatic
#662517 #983823 #CA4A2E #DA725B #E59D8D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.64
#CA4A2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.53
#CA4A2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA4A2E
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4A2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4A2E | 1.00 | 4.64 | 4.53 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E632A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2844
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4a2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 74, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.168 33.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28269',
500: '#ca4a2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4a2e; $custom-light: #e28269; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4a2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 74,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.769,
"s": 62.903,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57978,
"c": 0.16842,
"h": 33.9
},
"luminance": 0.17651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4A2E
secondary
#84C2CF
accent
#C8E642
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A