#CA5840#CA5840
#CA5840 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.151 H 33.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5840 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 88, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 57%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 68%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 68.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.74, 43.77, 35.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.74, 56.67, 39.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.05% 0.1257 0.0831) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.05% 0.151 33.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7750, 19.9099, 7.1772) |
| Luminance | 0.1991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.12
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.42
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.52
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.53
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.66
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5840 #40B2CA
analogous
#CA406D #CA5840 #CA9D40
triadic
#CA5840 #40CA58 #5840CA
tetradic
#CA5840 #6DCA40 #40B2CA #9D40CA
square
#CA5840 #6DCA40 #40B2CA #9D40CA
split-complementary
#CA5840 #40CA9D #406DCA
monochromatic
#702D1F #A0412C #CA5840 #D78270 #E5ACA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#CA5840 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#CA5840 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5840
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5840 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5840 | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.98 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766C3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92853D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD4153
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5840; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 88, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.151 33.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18b75',
500: '#ca5840',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5840; $custom-light: #e18b75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5840",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 88,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.435,
"s": 56.557,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60053,
"c": 0.15067,
"h": 33.5
},
"luminance": 0.19906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5840
secondary
#95C7D1
accent
#C5E048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B