#CA4E4A#CA4E4A
#CA4E4A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.159 H 25.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4E4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 78, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 63.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.10, 49.04, 28.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.10, 56.62, 29.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.87% 0.144 0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.87% 0.159 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3203, 18.5035, 8.5575) |
| Luminance | 0.1850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 1.57
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.47
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.74
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.22
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.75
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4E4A #4AC6CA
analogous
#CA4A86 #CA4E4A #CA8E4A
triadic
#CA4E4A #4ACA4E #4E4ACA
tetradic
#CA4E4A #86CA4A #4AC6CA #8E4ACA
square
#CA4E4A #86CA4A #4AC6CA #8E4ACA
split-complementary
#CA4E4A #4ACA8E #4A86CA
monochromatic
#772523 #A63431 #CA4E4A #D87C79 #E6ABA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#CA4E4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#CA4E4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA4E4A
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4E4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4E4A | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6749
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8147
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD344E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4e4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 78, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.159 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1857c',
500: '#ca4e4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4e4a; $custom-light: #e1857c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4e4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 78,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.875,
"s": 54.701,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58866,
"c": 0.15899,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.185
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4E4A
secondary
#9DD1D3
accent
#D9DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170B09
muted
#857C7B