#CA5253#CA5253
#CA5253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.153 H 22.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5253 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 82, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 53%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 58.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.94, 47.82, 24.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.94, 53.55, 26.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.55% 0.1418 0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.55% 0.153 22.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9383, 19.2194, 10.3678) |
| Luminance | 0.1922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.07
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.07
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.57
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.66
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.11
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5253 #52CAC9
analogous
#CA528F #CA5253 #CA8D52
triadic
#CA5253 #53CA52 #5253CA
tetradic
#CA5253 #8FCA52 #52CAC9 #8D52CA
square
#CA5253 #8FCA52 #52CAC9 #8D52CA
split-complementary
#CA5253 #52CA8D #528FCA
monochromatic
#7C2627 #AB3435 #CA5253 #D88182 #E7B0B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#CA5253 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#CA5253 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5253
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5253 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5253 | 1.00 | 4.34 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706952
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8350
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD3C53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5253; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 82, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.153 22.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08783',
500: '#ca5253',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5253; $custom-light: #e08783; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5253",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 82,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.5,
"s": 53.097,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59548,
"c": 0.15339,
"h": 22.5
},
"luminance": 0.19216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5253
secondary
#A3D5D4
accent
#DDDB4B
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C