#CA4C2E#CA4C2E
#CA4C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.167 H 34.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 76, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 63%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 77%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 77.2%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.41, 48.52, 43.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.41, 64.91, 41.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.23% 0.137 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.23% 0.167 34.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4377, 17.9266, 4.5996) |
| Luminance | 0.1792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.54
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.67
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.69
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.79
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.96
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4C2E #2EACCA
analogous
#CA2E5E #CA4C2E #CA9A2E
triadic
#CA4C2E #2ECA4C #4C2ECA
tetradic
#CA4C2E #5ECA2E #2EACCA #9A2ECA
square
#CA4C2E #5ECA2E #2EACCA #9A2ECA
split-complementary
#CA4C2E #2ECA9A #2E5ECA
monochromatic
#662617 #983923 #CA4C2E #DA745B #E59E8D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.58
#CA4C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.58
#CA4C2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA4C2E
4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4C2E | 1.00 | 4.58 | 4.58 | 4.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F642A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8029
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2C46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 76, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.167 34.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28369',
500: '#ca4c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4c2e; $custom-light: #e28369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 76,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.538,
"s": 62.903,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58228,
"c": 0.16658,
"h": 34.7
},
"luminance": 0.17923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4C2E
secondary
#84C1CF
accent
#C6E642
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A