#CA4A36#CA4A36
#CA4A36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.167 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4A36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 74, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 73.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.16, 49.74, 38.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.16, 62.94, 37.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.07% 0.1423 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.07% 0.167 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4747, 17.7243, 5.4637) |
| Luminance | 0.1772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.29
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.83
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.07
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.34
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.94
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4A36 #36B6CA
analogous
#CA366C #CA4A36 #CA9436
triadic
#CA4A36 #36CA4A #4A36CA
tetradic
#CA4A36 #6CCA36 #36B6CA #9436CA
square
#CA4A36 #6CCA36 #36B6CA #9436CA
split-complementary
#CA4A36 #36CA94 #366CCA
monochromatic
#6A261C #9A3829 #CA4A36 #D77666 #E4A197
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#CA4A36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#CA4A36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA4A36
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4A36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4A36 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.54 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6333
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2A46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4a36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 74, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.167 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2826e',
500: '#ca4a36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4a36; $custom-light: #e2826e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4a36",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 74,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.108,
"s": 58.268,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58069,
"c": 0.16673,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.1772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4A36
secondary
#8DC6CF
accent
#CDE146
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEC
border
#D6CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A