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#CA090B

#ca090b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca090b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 3.53% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 94.55% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 359.38°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% 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 Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.1278

Complementary

  1. #ca090b
  2. #09cac8

Split complementary

  1. #ca090b
  2. #09ca67
  3. #096bca

Analogous

  1. #ca096b
  2. #ca090b
  3. #ca6709

Triadic

  1. #ca090b
  2. #0bca09
  3. #090bca

Tetradic

  1. #ca090b
  2. #cac809
  3. #09cac8
  4. #090bca

Square

  1. #ca090b
  2. #6bca09
  3. #09cac8
  4. #6709ca

Monochromatic

  1. #380203
  2. #810607
  3. #ca090b
  4. #f62a2c
  5. #f97375

Shades

#ca090b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca090b
  2. #b6080a
  3. #a20709
  4. #8d0608
  5. #790507
  6. #650506
  7. #510404
  8. #3d0303
  9. #280202
  10. #140101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca090b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca090b
  2. #cf2223
  3. #d53a3c
  4. #da5354
  5. #df6b6d
  6. #e58485
  7. #ea9d9d
  8. #efb5b6
  9. #f4cece
  10. #fae6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca090b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca090b
  2. #c31517
  3. #bb2122
  4. #b42d2e
  5. #ac393a
  6. #a54546
  7. #9e5051
  8. #965c5d
  9. #8f6869
  10. #877474
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984f4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564b04 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933b07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca090b {
  color: #ca090b;
}
Background
.bg-ca090b {
  background-color: #ca090b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca090b {
  border: 2px solid #ca090b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca090b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 9 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca090b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca090b, #ca6709);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca090b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 9 11 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.85 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.37 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.76 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.12 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.19 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.91 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.17 #35f6f4 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ca090b  rgb(202, 9, 11)  hsl(359, 91%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#09cac8  rgb(9, 202, 200)  hsl(179, 91%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue
#0bca09  rgb(11, 202, 9)  hsl(119, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#090bca  rgb(9, 11, 202)  hsl(239, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue