#CA543C#CA543C
#CA543C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.156 H 33.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA543C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 84, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 70.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.95, 45.47, 37.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.95, 58.81, 39.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.44% 0.1302 0.0853) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.44% 0.156 33.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3459, 19.2272, 6.4927) |
| Luminance | 0.1922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.67
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.77
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.86
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.92
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.15
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA543C #3CB2CA
analogous
#CA3C6B #CA543C #CA9B3C
triadic
#CA543C #3CCA54 #543CCA
tetradic
#CA543C #6BCA3C #3CB2CA #9B3CCA
square
#CA543C #6BCA3C #3CB2CA #9B3CCA
split-complementary
#CA543C #3CCA9B #3C6BCA
monochromatic
#6E2B1E #9E3E2B #CA543C #D77E6C #E4A89C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.33
#CA543C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#CA543C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA543C
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA543C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA543C | 1.00 | 4.33 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.33 | 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)
#746939
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918339
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD3A4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca543c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 84, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.156 33.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18872',
500: '#ca543c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca543c; $custom-light: #e18872; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca543c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 84,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.141,
"s": 57.258,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59444,
"c": 0.15564,
"h": 33.2
},
"luminance": 0.19223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA543C
secondary
#92C6D0
accent
#C7E147
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B