Rose
#CA509C
#CA509C is a rose with high intensity, at step 500 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 4.6:1. On white it reaches only 4.1:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#CA509C shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #CA509C kept exactly at step 500. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FFF3F9
- 100 FFE2F1
- 200 FFC6E5
- 300 FF99D4
- 400 EB72BB
- 500 CA509C
- 600 AE3784
- 700 901D6A
- 800 720252
- 900 510039
- 950 320021
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-rose-50: #fff3f9; --color-rose-100: #ffe2f1; --color-rose-200: #ffc6e5; --color-rose-300: #ff99d4; --color-rose-400: #eb72bb; --color-rose-500: #ca509c; --color-rose-600: #ae3784; --color-rose-700: #901d6a; --color-rose-800: #720252; --color-rose-900: #510039; --color-rose-950: #320021;}Is #CA509C readable?
Contrast for text on #CA509C and for #CA509C used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Large · 4.1APCA Lc 73 · Content text 16px and up
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AA · 4.6APCA Lc 36 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #C24895 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Large · 4.1APCA Lc 67 · Content text 16px and up
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AA · 4.6APCA Lc 34 · Placeholders and disabled text
Color palettes with #CA509C
Six palettes built around #CA509C, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#CA509C · #CF7887 · #D391E9 · #FFE0D0 · #2C1C26
- Complementary#CA509C · #25A982 · #29DA8C · #FFCBE1 · #261E23
- Split complementary#CA509C · #7FAC6F · #00B3B1 · #FDCBED · #382A31
- Triadic#CA509C · #C7B059 · #00B0D5 · #FFC9EE · #282225
- Tetradic#CA509C · #B7792A · #00C698 · #CCE6FF · #272124
- Monochromatic#CA509C · #D873A3 · #FF84CE · #FFE0ED · #322A2E
#CA509C as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #CA509C looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FFF3F9
- Brand 100, #FFE2F1
- Brand 200, #FFC6E5
- Brand 300, #FF99D4
- Brand 400, #EB72BB
- Brand 500, #CA509C
- Brand 600, #AE3784
- Brand 700, #901D6A
- Brand 800, #720252
- Brand 900, #510039
- Brand 950, #320021
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAFA
- Neutral 100, #F5F3F4
- Neutral 200, #E8E4E6
- Neutral 300, #D8D2D5
- Neutral 400, #A79EA2
- Neutral 500, #7A7075
- Neutral 600, #5A5156
- Neutral 700, #463E42
- Neutral 800, #2D2629
- Neutral 900, #1C1619
- Neutral 950, #0E080B
Success
- Success 50, #E7FFE2
- Success 100, #C1FFB4
- Success 200, #A1F28F
- Success 300, #80D96C
- Success 400, #5DBD46
- Success 500, #3CA11F
- Success 600, #268300
- Success 700, #1C6700
- Success 800, #134E00
- Success 900, #0A3600
- Success 950, #041F00
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #FDAB48
- Warning 400, #EC9400
- Warning 500, #BD7500
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #FF6D6F
- Danger 500, #E70034
- Danger 600, #CD002D
- Danger 700, #A20022
- Danger 800, #7C0017
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #5DA5FF
- Info 500, #227EE4
- Info 600, #046BCF
- Info 700, #0053A5
- Info 800, #003E7E
- Info 900, #002A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 500 with neutral 950 text, at 4.9:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 500: it already reads on the dark background at 4.9:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #CA509C
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.