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#ca6a5a color: Southwestern Clay

#ca6a5a is rgb(202, 106, 90) in RGB and oklch(63.186% 0.12505 30.755) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

63.2%
0.125
31°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • amber-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.67:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #ca6a5a

#ca6a5a is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.67:1 contrast and black text 5.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Southwestern Clay (#cc6758). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ca6a5a mixed with white

  1. ca6a5a
  2. d1796a
  3. d7887a
  4. dd978a
  5. e3a69a
  6. e9b4ab
  7. eec3bb
  8. f3d2cc
  9. f7e1dd
  10. fbf0ee

Darker: #ca6a5a mixed with black

  1. ca6a5a
  2. af5b4d
  3. 954d41
  4. 7c3f35
  5. 643129
  6. 4d241e
  7. 371813
  8. 220d09
  9. 0f0403
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ca6a5a with less saturation

  1. ca6a5a
  2. c46e5f
  3. bf7264
  4. b97569
  5. b3796e
  6. ac7c73
  7. a67f78
  8. 9f827c
  9. 988481
  10. 918785

Questions about #ca6a5a

What color is #ca6a5a?

#ca6a5a is soft red. The closest named color is Southwestern Clay. In RGB it is rgb(202, 106, 90), in HSL hsl(8.57, 51.38%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.186% 0.12505 30.755).

What colors go well with #ca6a5a?

The complementary color of #ca6a5a is #009db4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c66785 and #bf762e. The triadic partners are #489f61 and #6e84d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca6a5a?

White text reads better on #ca6a5a: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and black gives 5.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca6a5a a warm or cool color?

#ca6a5a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.125.