#CA5A37#CA5A37
#CA5A37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.151 H 37.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5A37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 90, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 72.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.00, 42.34, 41.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.00, 59.06, 44.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.22% 0.1196 0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.22% 0.151 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7057, 20.1484, 5.9911) |
| Luminance | 0.2014 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.14
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.21
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.77
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.75
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.75
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5A37 #37A7CA
analogous
#CA375D #CA5A37 #CAA437
triadic
#CA5A37 #37CA5A #5A37CA
tetradic
#CA5A37 #5DCA37 #37A7CA #A437CA
square
#CA5A37 #5DCA37 #37A7CA #A437CA
split-complementary
#CA5A37 #37CAA4 #375DCA
monochromatic
#6A2F1C #9B4429 #CA5A37 #D78267 #E4AA98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#CA5A37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#CA5A37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5A37
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5A37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5A37 | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796D33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948534
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE4252
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5a37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 90, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.151 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18c6f',
500: '#ca5a37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5a37; $custom-light: #e18c6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5a37",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 90,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.286,
"s": 58.103,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60223,
"c": 0.15131,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.20145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5A37
secondary
#8EC0CF
accent
#BCE146
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A