#CA5E59#CA5E59
#CA5E59 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.139 H 24.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5E59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 94, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 55.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, 42.51, 23.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 48.63, 29.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.33% 0.1261 0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.33% 0.139 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1654, 21.2868, 11.9695) |
| Luminance | 0.2128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.49
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 1.54
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.88
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.20
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.71
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5E59 #59C5CA
analogous
#CA598D #CA5E59 #CA9759
triadic
#CA5E59 #59CA5E #5E59CA
tetradic
#CA5E59 #8DCA59 #59C5CA #9759CA
square
#CA5E59 #8DCA59 #59C5CA #9759CA
split-complementary
#CA5E59 #59CA97 #598DCA
monochromatic
#802D29 #AE3D38 #CA5E59 #D98B87 #E8B8B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#CA5E59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#CA5E59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5E59
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5E59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5E59 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787158
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938857
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC4C5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5e59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 94, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.139 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8f88',
500: '#ca5e59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5e59; $custom-light: #df8f88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5e59",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 94,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.655,
"s": 51.598,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61335,
"c": 0.13871,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.21283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5E59
secondary
#A8D4D6
accent
#D5DB4D
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160D0B
muted
#847D7C