#CA5B38#CA5B38
#CA5B38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.150 H 37.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5B38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 91, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 72.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.21, 41.90, 40.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.21, 58.53, 44.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.38% 0.1184 0.0922) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.38% 0.15 37.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8148, 20.3280, 6.1469) |
| Luminance | 0.2032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.93
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.97
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.52
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.50
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.54
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5B38 #38A7CA
analogous
#CA385E #CA5B38 #CAA438
triadic
#CA5B38 #38CA5B #5B38CA
tetradic
#CA5B38 #5ECA38 #38A7CA #A438CA
square
#CA5B38 #5ECA38 #38A7CA #A438CA
split-complementary
#CA5B38 #38CAA4 #385ECA
monochromatic
#6B2F1D #9B4529 #CA5B38 #D78368 #E4AB99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#CA5B38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.06
#CA5B38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5B38
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5B38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5B38 | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.06 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796D34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948635
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD4353
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5b38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 91, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.150 37.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18c70',
500: '#ca5b38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5b38; $custom-light: #e18c70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5b38",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 91,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.384,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60379,
"c": 0.1501,
"h": 37.9
},
"luminance": 0.20324
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5B38
secondary
#8EC0CF
accent
#BCE147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A