#CA9CA2#CA9CA2
#CA9CA2 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.055 H 9.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 156, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 30%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 23%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.8%, 19.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.71, 18.01, 3.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.71, 18.35, 10.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.71% 0.0546 0.0094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.71% 0.055 9.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7675, 38.9439, 39.4396) |
| Luminance | 0.3894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 3.74
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 3.77
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 4.22
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 4.66
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 4.79
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9CA2 #9CCAC4
analogous
#CA9CB9 #CA9CA2 #CAAD9C
triadic
#CA9CA2 #A2CA9C #9CA2CA
tetradic
#CA9CA2 #B9CA9C #9CCAC4 #AD9CCA
square
#CA9CA2 #B9CA9C #9CCAC4 #AD9CCA
split-complementary
#CA9CA2 #9CCAAD #9CB9CA
monochromatic
#99525B #B5747D #CA9CA2 #DFC4C7 #F4EBEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#CA9CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#CA9CA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9CA2
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9CA2 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A3A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEABA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3999E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 156, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.055 9.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb9bd',
500: '#ca9ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9ca2; $custom-light: #dbb9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 156,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.174,
"s": 30.263,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73714,
"c": 0.05538,
"h": 9.8
},
"luminance": 0.38942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9CA2
secondary
#DBE7E6
accent
#A99B3D
background
#FDFBFB
surface
#FBF6F6
border
#D4D0D0
text
#151112
muted
#838081