#CA6551#CA6551
#CA6551 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.133 H 32.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA6551 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 101, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 59.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.51, 38.37, 29.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.51, 48.60, 37.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.24% 0.1119 0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.24% 0.133 32.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4985, 22.4615, 10.5124) |
| Luminance | 0.2246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.71
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.14
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.16
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.20
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.21
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA6551 #51B6CA
analogous
#CA517A #CA6551 #CAA151
triadic
#CA6551 #51CA65 #6551CA
tetradic
#CA6551 #7ACA51 #51B6CA #A151CA
square
#CA6551 #7ACA51 #51B6CA #A151CA
split-complementary
#CA6551 #51CAA1 #517ACA
monochromatic
#7B3425 #AA4734 #CA6551 #D88F80 #E7B8AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#CA6551 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#CA6551 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA6551
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA6551 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA6551 | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E754F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978B4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5360
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca6551; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 101, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.133 32.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9382',
500: '#ca6551',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca6551; $custom-light: #df9382; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca6551",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 101,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.917,
"s": 53.304,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62241,
"c": 0.13282,
"h": 32.6
},
"luminance": 0.22458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA6551
secondary
#A2CCD5
accent
#C5DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160D0A
muted
#847E7C