#CA5740#CA5740
#CA5740 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.152 H 33.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5740 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 87, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 57%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 68%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 68.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.55, 44.25, 35.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.55, 56.91, 38.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.91% 0.1272 0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.91% 0.152 33) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6935, 19.7468, 7.1500) |
| Luminance | 0.1974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.21
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.30
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.48
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.54
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.88
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5740 #40B3CA
analogous
#CA406E #CA5740 #CA9C40
triadic
#CA5740 #40CA57 #5740CA
tetradic
#CA5740 #6ECA40 #40B3CA #9C40CA
square
#CA5740 #6ECA40 #40B3CA #9C40CA
split-complementary
#CA5740 #40CA9C #406ECA
monochromatic
#702D1F #A0402C #CA5740 #D78170 #E5ABA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#CA5740 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#CA5740 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5740
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5740 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5740 | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92843D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD3F52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5740; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 87, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.152 33.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18a75',
500: '#ca5740',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5740; $custom-light: #e18a75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5740",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 87,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10,
"s": 56.557,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59912,
"c": 0.15167,
"h": 33
},
"luminance": 0.19743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5740
secondary
#95C7D1
accent
#C7E048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B