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#CA0A2B

#ca0a2b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca0a2b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 3.92% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.05% magenta, 78.71% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 349.69°, with 90.57% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.1295

Complementary

  1. #ca0a2b
  2. #0acaa9

Split complementary

  1. #ca0a2b
  2. #0aca49
  3. #0a8bca

Analogous

  1. #ca0a8b
  2. #ca0a2b
  3. #ca490a

Triadic

  1. #ca0a2b
  2. #2bca0a
  3. #0a2bca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0a2b
  2. #caa90a
  3. #0acaa9
  4. #0a2bca

Square

  1. #ca0a2b
  2. #8bca0a
  3. #0acaa9
  4. #490aca

Monochromatic

  1. #38030c
  2. #81061b
  3. #ca0a2b
  4. #f52c4e
  5. #f8758b

Shades

#ca0a2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0a2b
  2. #b60927
  3. #a20822
  4. #8d071e
  5. #79061a
  6. #650516
  7. #510411
  8. #3d030d
  9. #280209
  10. #140104
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0a2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0a2b
  2. #cf2340
  3. #d53b55
  4. #da546b
  5. #df6c80
  6. #e58595
  7. #ea9daa
  8. #efb6bf
  9. #f4ced5
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0a2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0a2b
  2. #c31634
  3. #bb223c
  4. #b42d45
  5. #ac394d
  6. #a54556
  7. #9e515e
  8. #965d67
  9. #8f686f
  10. #877478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984f53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544c2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923c2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0a2b {
  color: #ca0a2b;
}
Background
.bg-ca0a2b {
  background-color: #ca0a2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0a2b {
  border: 2px solid #ca0a2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0a2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 10 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0a2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0a2b, #ca490a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0a2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 10 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.87 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.54 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.80 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.15 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.96 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.97 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.10 #35f5d4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ca0a2b  rgb(202, 10, 43)  hsl(350, 91%, 42%)  Fire Engine Red
#0acaa9  rgb(10, 202, 169)  hsl(170, 91%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#2bca0a  rgb(43, 202, 10)  hsl(110, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0a2bca  rgb(10, 43, 202)  hsl(230, 91%, 42%)  Persian Blue