#CA5E4E#CA5E4E
#CA5E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.141 H 30.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 61.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.08, 41.70, 29.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.08, 51.21, 35.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.13% 0.1218 0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.13% 0.141 30.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7376, 21.1156, 9.7160) |
| Luminance | 0.2111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.95
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.66
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.93
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.80
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.09
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5E4E #4EBACA
analogous
#CA4E7C #CA5E4E #CA9C4E
triadic
#CA5E4E #4ECA5E #5E4ECA
tetradic
#CA5E4E #7CCA4E #4EBACA #9C4ECA
square
#CA5E4E #7CCA4E #4EBACA #9C4ECA
split-complementary
#CA5E4E #4ECA9C #4E7CCA
monochromatic
#792F24 #A84232 #CA5E4E #D8897D #E6B4AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#CA5E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#CA5E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5E4E
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5E4E | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79704C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94884C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC4A5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.141 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08e80',
500: '#ca5e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5e4e; $custom-light: #e08e80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.742,
"s": 53.913,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61133,
"c": 0.14093,
"h": 30.2
},
"luminance": 0.21112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5E4E
secondary
#A0CDD4
accent
#CADD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C