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#CA0328

#ca0328 ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca0328 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.18% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.51% magenta, 80.2% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 348.84°, with 97.07% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.1277

Complementary

  1. #ca0328
  2. #03caa5

Split complementary

  1. #ca0328
  2. #03ca41
  3. #038cca

Analogous

  1. #ca038c
  2. #ca0328
  3. #ca4103

Triadic

  1. #ca0328
  2. #28ca03
  3. #0328ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0328
  2. #caa503
  3. #03caa5
  4. #0328ca

Square

  1. #ca0328
  2. #8cca03
  3. #03caa5
  4. #4103ca

Monochromatic

  1. #33010a
  2. #7f0219
  3. #ca0328
  4. #fc1e47
  5. #fd6985

Shades

#ca0328 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0328
  2. #b60324
  3. #a20220
  4. #8d021c
  5. #790218
  6. #650214
  7. #510110
  8. #3d010c
  9. #280108
  10. #140004
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0328 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0328
  2. #cf1c3e
  3. #d53553
  4. #da4f69
  5. #df687e
  6. #e58194
  7. #ea9aa9
  8. #efb3bf
  9. #f4cdd4
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0328 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0328
  2. #c31031
  3. #bb1c3a
  4. #b42942
  5. #ac354b
  6. #a54254
  7. #9e4e5d
  8. #965b66
  9. #8f676e
  10. #877477
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984e52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534b27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f721f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923a27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35923 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70020 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0328 {
  color: #ca0328;
}
Background
.bg-ca0328 {
  background-color: #ca0328;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0328 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0328;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0328;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 3 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0328 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0328, #ca4103);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0328 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 3 40 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.72 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.12 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.28 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.38 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.54 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.66 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.24 #35fcd7 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ca0328  rgb(202, 3, 40)  hsl(349, 97%, 40%)  Fire Engine Red
#03caa5  rgb(3, 202, 165)  hsl(169, 97%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#28ca03  rgb(40, 202, 3)  hsl(109, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#0328ca  rgb(3, 40, 202)  hsl(229, 97%, 40%)  Persian Blue