#CA4E48#CA4E48
#CA4E48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.159 H 25.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4E48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 78, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 64.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.07, 48.91, 29.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.07, 57.08, 31.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.83% 0.1432 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.83% 0.159 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2540, 18.4770, 8.2082) |
| Luminance | 0.1847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 1.77
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.85
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.97
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.19
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.66
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4E48 #48C4CA
analogous
#CA4883 #CA4E48 #CA8F48
triadic
#CA4E48 #48CA4E #4E48CA
tetradic
#CA4E48 #83CA48 #48C4CA #8F48CA
square
#CA4E48 #83CA48 #48C4CA #8F48CA
split-complementary
#CA4E48 #48CA8F #4883CA
monochromatic
#762622 #A53530 #CA4E48 #D87C77 #E5AAA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#CA4E48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#CA4E48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA4E48
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4E48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4E48 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6647
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8145
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD344D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4e48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 78, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.159 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1857b',
500: '#ca4e48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4e48; $custom-light: #e1857b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4e48",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 78,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.769,
"s": 55.085,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58832,
"c": 0.15929,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.18473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4E48
secondary
#9BD0D3
accent
#D8DE49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170B09
muted
#857C7B