#CA4E4C#CA4E4C
#CA4E4C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.159 H 24.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA4E4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 78, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 62.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.13, 49.17, 27.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.13, 56.17, 28.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.9% 0.1448 0.065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.9% 0.159 24.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3887, 18.5309, 8.9180) |
| Luminance | 0.1853 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 1.61
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.04
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.76
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.37
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.94
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA4E4C #4CC8CA
analogous
#CA4C89 #CA4E4C #CA8D4C
triadic
#CA4E4C #4CCA4E #4E4CCA
tetradic
#CA4E4C #89CA4C #4CC8CA #8D4CCA
square
#CA4E4C #89CA4C #4CC8CA #8D4CCA
split-complementary
#CA4E4C #4CCA8D #4C89CA
monochromatic
#782524 #A73332 #CA4E4C #D87D7B #E6ABAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.46
#CA4E4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.71
#CA4E4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA4E4C
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA4E4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA4E4C | 1.00 | 4.46 | 4.71 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E674B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8149
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD354F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca4e4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 78, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.159 24.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1857e',
500: '#ca4e4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca4e4c; $custom-light: #e1857e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca4e4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 78,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.952,
"s": 54.31,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58901,
"c": 0.15871,
"h": 24.2
},
"luminance": 0.18527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA4E4C
secondary
#9ED3D4
accent
#DBDE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170B0A
muted
#857C7C