#CA6959#CA6959
#CA6959 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.126 H 30.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA6959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 105, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48%, 55.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.47, 36.92, 26.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.47, 45.44, 35.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.01% 0.1087 0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.01% 0.126 30.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2142, 23.3844, 12.3191) |
| Luminance | 0.2338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.54
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.39
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.54
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.57
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.78
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA6959 #59BACA
analogous
#CA5981 #CA6959 #CAA259
triadic
#CA6959 #59CA69 #6959CA
tetradic
#CA6959 #81CA59 #59BACA #A259CA
square
#CA6959 #81CA59 #59BACA #A259CA
split-complementary
#CA6959 #59CAA2 #5981CA
monochromatic
#803529 #AE4838 #CA6959 #D99387 #E8BDB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#CA6959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#CA6959 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA6959
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA6959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA6959 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817857
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988D57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5965
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca6959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 105, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.126 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9688',
500: '#ca6959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca6959; $custom-light: #df9688; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca6959",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 105,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.496,
"s": 51.598,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63009,
"c": 0.12639,
"h": 30.7
},
"luminance": 0.23381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA6959
secondary
#A8D0D6
accent
#C7DB4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160D0B
muted
#847E7C