#CA5250#CA5250
#CA5250 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.154 H 23.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5250 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 82, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 60.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.89, 47.61, 25.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.89, 54.14, 28.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.49% 0.1406 0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.49% 0.154 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8250, 19.1740, 9.7709) |
| Luminance | 0.1917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 1.30
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.02
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.18
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.01
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.67
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5250 #50C8CA
analogous
#CA508B #CA5250 #CA8F50
triadic
#CA5250 #50CA52 #5250CA
tetradic
#CA5250 #8BCA50 #50C8CA #8F50CA
square
#CA5250 #8BCA50 #50C8CA #8F50CA
split-complementary
#CA5250 #50CA8F #508BCA
monochromatic
#7A2725 #A93533 #CA5250 #D8807F #E6AFAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#CA5250 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#CA5250 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5250
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5250 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5250 | 1.00 | 4.34 | 4.83 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70694F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E834D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD3B53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5250; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 82, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.154 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08781',
500: '#ca5250',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5250; $custom-light: #e08781; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5250",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 82,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.984,
"s": 53.509,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59492,
"c": 0.15375,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.1917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5250
secondary
#A1D4D4
accent
#DBDD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C