#CA5B42#CA5B42
#CA5B42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.147 H 34.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5B42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 91, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 67.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.33, 42.42, 35.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.33, 55.37, 39.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.51% 0.1219 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.51% 0.147 34.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0843, 20.4357, 7.5661) |
| Luminance | 0.2043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.46
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.84
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.10
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.63
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.67
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5B42 #42B1CA
analogous
#CA426D #CA5B42 #CA9F42
triadic
#CA5B42 #42CA5B #5B42CA
tetradic
#CA5B42 #6DCA42 #42B1CA #9F42CA
square
#CA5B42 #6DCA42 #42B1CA #9F42CA
split-complementary
#CA5B42 #42CA9F #426DCA
monochromatic
#722F20 #A2432D #CA5B42 #D78472 #E5AEA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#CA5B42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#CA5B42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5B42
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5B42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5B42 | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786E3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94863F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD4555
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5b42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 91, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.147 34.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18c77',
500: '#ca5b42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5b42; $custom-light: #e18c77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5b42",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 91,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.029,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60509,
"c": 0.14717,
"h": 34.1
},
"luminance": 0.20432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5B42
secondary
#96C7D1
accent
#C4DF48
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B