#CA4B23#CA4B23
#CA4B23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.170 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4B23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 75, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 70%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 83%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 82.7%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.15, 48.60, 48.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.15, 68.50, 44.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58% 0.1354 0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.17 37.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1796, 17.7140, 3.5777) |
| Luminance | 0.1771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.73
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.48
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 5.77
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.18
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.21
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4B23 #23A2CA
analogous
#CA234F #CA4B23 #CA9F23
triadic
#CA4B23 #23CA4B #4B23CA
tetradic
#CA4B23 #4FCA23 #23A2CA #9F23CA
square
#CA4B23 #4FCA23 #23A2CA #9F23CA
split-complementary
#CA4B23 #23CA9F #234FCA
monochromatic
#622411 #96381A #CA4B23 #E06E4A #E9987F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#CA4B23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#CA4B23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA4B23
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4B23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4B23 | 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)
#70631D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F7F1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2843
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4b23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 75, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.170 37.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38262',
500: '#ca4b23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4b23; $custom-light: #e38262; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4b23",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 75,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.371,
"s": 70.464,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58003,
"c": 0.16985,
"h": 37.1
},
"luminance": 0.1771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4B23
secondary
#78BCD1
accent
#C2ED3B
background
#FFF8F5
surface
#FEEFEA
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B05
muted
#857C79