#CA6561#CA6561
#CA6561 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.129 H 23.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA6561 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 101, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 50%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 52%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 52%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.79, 39.66, 20.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.79, 44.87, 27.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.54% 0.1183 0.0522) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.54% 0.129 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1707, 22.7304, 14.0528) |
| Luminance | 0.2273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.28
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.42
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.81
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.16
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA6561 #61C6CA
analogous
#CA6191 #CA6561 #CA9961
triadic
#CA6561 #61CA65 #6561CA
tetradic
#CA6561 #91CA61 #61C6CA #9961CA
square
#CA6561 #91CA61 #61C6CA #9961CA
split-complementary
#CA6561 #61CA99 #6191CA
monochromatic
#84302C #B2403C #CA6561 #D9928F #E9BEBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#CA6561 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#CA6561 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA6561
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA6561 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA6561 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7660
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958B5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5665
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca6561; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 101, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.129 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df938e',
500: '#ca6561',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca6561; $custom-light: #df938e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca6561",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 101,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.286,
"s": 49.763,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62545,
"c": 0.12924,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.22727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA6561
secondary
#AFD7D8
accent
#D4D94F
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF1F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160D0C
muted
#847E7D