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#CA0A2E

#ca0a2e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca0a2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.05% magenta, 77.23% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 348.75°, 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #ca0a2e
  2. #0acaa6

Split complementary

  1. #ca0a2e
  2. #0aca46
  3. #0a8eca

Analogous

  1. #ca0a8e
  2. #ca0a2e
  3. #ca460a

Triadic

  1. #ca0a2e
  2. #2eca0a
  3. #0a2eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0a2e
  2. #caa60a
  3. #0acaa6
  4. #0a2eca

Square

  1. #ca0a2e
  2. #8eca0a
  3. #0acaa6
  4. #460aca

Monochromatic

  1. #38030d
  2. #81061d
  3. #ca0a2e
  4. #f52c52
  5. #f8758d

Shades

#ca0a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0a2e
  2. #b60929
  3. #a20825
  4. #8d0720
  5. #79061c
  6. #650517
  7. #510412
  8. #3d030e
  9. #280209
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0a2e
  2. #cf2343
  3. #d53b58
  4. #da546d
  5. #df6c82
  6. #e58597
  7. #ea9dab
  8. #efb6c0
  9. #f4ced5
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0a2e
  2. #c31636
  3. #bb223e
  4. #b42d47
  5. #ac394f
  6. #a54557
  7. #9e515f
  8. #965d67
  9. #8f6870
  10. #877478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984f54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534c2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923c2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0a2e {
  color: #ca0a2e;
}
Background
.bg-ca0a2e {
  background-color: #ca0a2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0a2e {
  border: 2px solid #ca0a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 10 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0a2e, #ca460a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 10 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.04 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.32 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.47 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.56 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.42 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.91 #35f5d1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca0a2e  rgb(202, 10, 46)  hsl(349, 91%, 42%)  Cardinal
#0acaa6  rgb(10, 202, 166)  hsl(169, 91%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#2eca0a  rgb(46, 202, 10)  hsl(109, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0a2eca  rgb(10, 46, 202)  hsl(229, 91%, 42%)  Persian Blue