#CA5E5E#CA5E5E
#CA5E5E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.138 H 22.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 94, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 53.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.36, 42.93, 20.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.36, 47.70, 25.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.44% 0.128 0.0516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.44% 0.138 22) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3826, 21.3736, 13.1130) |
| Luminance | 0.2137 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 0.74
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.87
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.80
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.57
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5E5E #5ECACA
analogous
#CA5E94 #CA5E5E #CA945E
triadic
#CA5E5E #5ECA5E #5E5ECA
tetradic
#CA5E5E #94CA5E #5ECACA #945ECA
square
#CA5E5E #94CA5E #5ECACA #945ECA
split-complementary
#CA5E5E #5ECA94 #5E94CA
monochromatic
#832B2B #B13A3A #CA5E5E #D98C8C #E8BABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#CA5E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#CA5E5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5E5E
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5E5E | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77725D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92885C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC4D5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 94, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.138 22.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8f8b',
500: '#ca5e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5e5e; $custom-light: #df8f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 94,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 50.467,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61436,
"c": 0.13805,
"h": 22
},
"luminance": 0.2137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5E5E
secondary
#ACD7D7
accent
#DADA4E
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160D0C
muted
#847D7D