#CA4E2D#CA4E2D
#CA4E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.165 H 35.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 78, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 64%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 78%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 77.7%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.74, 47.59, 43.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.74, 64.79, 42.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.47% 0.134 0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.47% 0.165 35.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5581, 18.1987, 4.5437) |
| Luminance | 0.1820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.87
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.10
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.38
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.66
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.67
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4E2D #2DA9CA
analogous
#CA2D5B #CA4E2D #CA9C2D
triadic
#CA4E2D #2DCA4E #4E2DCA
tetradic
#CA4E2D #5BCA2D #2DA9CA #9C2DCA
square
#CA4E2D #5BCA2D #2DA9CA #9C2DCA
split-complementary
#CA4E2D #2DCA9C #2D5BCA
monochromatic
#662717 #983B22 #CA4E2D #DA755A #E59F8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#CA4E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#CA4E2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA4E2D
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4E2D | 1.00 | 4.53 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716528
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8129
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE2F47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 78, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.165 35.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28468',
500: '#ca4e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4e2d; $custom-light: #e28468; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 78,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.611,
"s": 63.563,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58473,
"c": 0.16497,
"h": 35.7
},
"luminance": 0.18195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4E2D
secondary
#83BFCF
accent
#C4E741
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A