#CA6E51#CA6E51
#CA6E51 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.124 H 38.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA6E51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 110, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 59.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.39, 33.69, 32.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.39, 46.59, 43.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.68% 0.0975 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.68% 0.124 38.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4207, 24.3059, 10.8198) |
| Luminance | 0.2430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.54
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.16
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.95
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.34
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA6E51 #51ADCA
analogous
#CA5170 #CA6E51 #CAAA51
triadic
#CA6E51 #51CA6E #6E51CA
tetradic
#CA6E51 #70CA51 #51ADCA #AA51CA
square
#CA6E51 #70CA51 #51ADCA #AA51CA
split-complementary
#CA6E51 #51CAAA #5170CA
monochromatic
#7B3A25 #AA5034 #CA6E51 #D89580 #E7BCAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#CA6E51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#CA6E51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA6E51
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA6E51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA6E51 | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867B4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5E67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca6e51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 110, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.124 38.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9982',
500: '#ca6e51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca6e51; $custom-light: #df9982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca6e51",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 110,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.38,
"s": 53.304,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63675,
"c": 0.12411,
"h": 38.2
},
"luminance": 0.24302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA6E51
secondary
#A2C9D5
accent
#BADD4B
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FDF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C