#CA4A45#CA4A45
#CA4A45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.164 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4A45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 74, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 65.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.36, 50.51, 30.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.36, 58.89, 30.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.28% 0.1477 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.28% 0.164 25.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8829, 17.8876, 7.6135) |
| Luminance | 0.1788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.40
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.50
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.09
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.71
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.28
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4A45 #45C5CA
analogous
#CA4582 #CA4A45 #CA8D45
triadic
#CA4A45 #45CA4A #4A45CA
tetradic
#CA4A45 #82CA45 #45C5CA #8D45CA
square
#CA4A45 #82CA45 #45C5CA #8D45CA
split-complementary
#CA4A45 #45CA8D #4582CA
monochromatic
#742421 #A3332F #CA4A45 #D87875 #E5A7A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.59
#CA4A45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.58
#CA4A45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA4A45
4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4A45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4A45 | 1.00 | 4.59 | 4.58 | 4.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6444
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8041
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD2D4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4a45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 74, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.164 25.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18279',
500: '#ca4a45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4a45; $custom-light: #e18279; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4a45",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 74,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.256,
"s": 55.649,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58283,
"c": 0.16397,
"h": 25.8
},
"luminance": 0.17884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4A45
secondary
#99D0D2
accent
#D9DF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#170B09
muted
#857C7B