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#CA040E

#ca040e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca040e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.57% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.02% magenta, 93.07% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 356.97°, with 96.12% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.24.

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Relative luminance0.1268

Complementary

  1. #ca040e
  2. #04cac0

Split complementary

  1. #ca040e
  2. #04ca5d
  3. #0471ca

Analogous

  1. #ca0471
  2. #ca040e
  3. #ca5d04

Triadic

  1. #ca040e
  2. #0eca04
  3. #040eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca040e
  2. #cac004
  3. #04cac0
  4. #040eca

Square

  1. #ca040e
  2. #71ca04
  3. #04cac0
  4. #5d04ca

Monochromatic

  1. #340104
  2. #7f0309
  3. #ca040e
  4. #fb202b
  5. #fc6b72

Shades

#ca040e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca040e
  2. #b6040d
  3. #a2030b
  4. #8d030a
  5. #790208
  6. #650207
  7. #510206
  8. #3d0104
  9. #280103
  10. #140001
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca040e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca040e
  2. #cf1d26
  3. #d5363e
  4. #da4f56
  5. #df686e
  6. #e58287
  7. #ea9b9f
  8. #efb4b7
  9. #f4cdcf
  10. #fae6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca040e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca040e
  2. #c31019
  3. #bb1d25
  4. #b42930
  5. #ac363c
  6. #a54247
  7. #9e4e52
  8. #965b5e
  9. #8f6769
  10. #877475
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984e4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554a07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933a0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35901 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca040e {
  color: #ca040e;
}
Background
.bg-ca040e {
  background-color: #ca040e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca040e {
  border: 2px solid #ca040e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca040e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 4 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca040e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca040e, #ca5d04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca040e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 4 14 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.24 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.85 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.25 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.73 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.75 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.49 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.94 #35fbf1 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ca040e  rgb(202, 4, 14)  hsl(357, 96%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#04cac0  rgb(4, 202, 192)  hsl(177, 96%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise
#0eca04  rgb(14, 202, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green
#040eca  rgb(4, 14, 202)  hsl(237, 96%, 40%)  Medium Blue