#CA4C2B#CA4C2B
#CA4C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.167 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 76, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 78.7%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.38, 48.41, 44.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.38, 65.84, 42.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.2% 0.1361 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.2% 0.167 35.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3806, 17.9038, 4.2990) |
| Luminance | 0.1790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.26
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.28
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.47
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.53
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.54
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4C2B #2BA9CA
analogous
#CA2B59 #CA4C2B #CA9B2B
triadic
#CA4C2B #2BCA4C #4C2BCA
tetradic
#CA4C2B #59CA2B #2BA9CA #9B2BCA
square
#CA4C2B #59CA2B #2BA9CA #9B2BCA
split-complementary
#CA4C2B #2BCA9B #2B59CA
monochromatic
#652616 #983920 #CA4C2B #DB7257 #E69D89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.59
#CA4C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.58
#CA4C2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CA4C2B
4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4C2B | 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)
#706426
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8026
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2B45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 76, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.167 35.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38367',
500: '#ca4c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4c2b; $custom-light: #e38367; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 76,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.453,
"s": 64.898,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58198,
"c": 0.16724,
"h": 35.5
},
"luminance": 0.179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4C2B
secondary
#81BFD0
accent
#C5E840
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A