#CA9EA5#CA9EA5
#CA9EA5 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.053 H 7.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 158, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 29%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 22%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 18.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.28, 17.38, 2.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.28, 17.58, 8.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.18% 0.0526 0.0072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.18% 0.053 7.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3757, 39.7286, 40.9736) |
| Luminance | 0.3973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 3.32
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 4.19
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 4.31
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 5.28
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 5.37
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9EA5 #9ECAC3
analogous
#CA9EBB #CA9EA5 #CAAD9E
triadic
#CA9EA5 #A5CA9E #9EA5CA
tetradic
#CA9EA5 #BBCA9E #9ECAC3 #AD9ECA
square
#CA9EA5 #BBCA9E #9ECAC3 #AD9ECA
split-complementary
#CA9EA5 #9ECAAD #9EBBCA
monochromatic
#9A545F #B47680 #CA9EA5 #E0C6CA #F4EBED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#CA9EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#CA9EA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9EA5
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9EA5 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A5A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEACA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D39BA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 158, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.053 7.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dababf',
500: '#ca9ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9ea5; $custom-light: #dababf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 158,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.455,
"s": 29.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74177,
"c": 0.05305,
"h": 7.8
},
"luminance": 0.39727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9EA5
secondary
#DCE8E6
accent
#A8973E
background
#FDFBFB
surface
#FBF6F7
border
#D4D0D0
text
#151112
muted
#838081