#CA4E3C#CA4E3C
#CA4E3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.162 H 30.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4E3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 78, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 70.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.90, 48.24, 36.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.90, 60.25, 36.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.65% 0.1388 0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.65% 0.162 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9000, 18.3354, 6.3440) |
| Luminance | 0.1833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.75
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.99
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.02
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.15
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4E3C #3CB8CA
analogous
#CA3C71 #CA4E3C #CA953C
triadic
#CA4E3C #3CCA4E #4E3CCA
tetradic
#CA4E3C #71CA3C #3CB8CA #953CCA
square
#CA4E3C #71CA3C #3CB8CA #953CCA
split-complementary
#CA4E3C #3CCA95 #3C71CA
monochromatic
#6E281E #9E392B #CA4E3C #D77A6C #E4A59C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.50
#CA4E3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.67
#CA4E3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA4E3C
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4E3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4E3C | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706639
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8138
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE314A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4e3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 78, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.162 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28572',
500: '#ca4e3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4e3c; $custom-light: #e28572; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4e3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 78,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.606,
"s": 57.258,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5865,
"c": 0.16156,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.18332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4E3C
secondary
#92C8D0
accent
#CDE147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B