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#CA112B

#ca112b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca112b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 6.67% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.58% magenta, 78.71% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 351.57°, with 84.47% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.1313

Complementary

  1. #ca112b
  2. #11cab0

Split complementary

  1. #ca112b
  2. #11ca54
  3. #1187ca

Analogous

  1. #ca1187
  2. #ca112b
  3. #ca5411

Triadic

  1. #ca112b
  2. #2bca11
  3. #112bca

Tetradic

  1. #ca112b
  2. #cab011
  3. #11cab0
  4. #112bca

Square

  1. #ca112b
  2. #87ca11
  3. #11cab0
  4. #5411ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3d050d
  2. #830b1c
  3. #ca112b
  4. #ee3953
  5. #f48090

Shades

#ca112b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca112b
  2. #b60f27
  3. #a20e22
  4. #8d0c1e
  5. #790a1a
  6. #650916
  7. #510711
  8. #3d050d
  9. #280309
  10. #140204
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca112b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca112b
  2. #cf2940
  3. #d54155
  4. #da586b
  5. #df7080
  6. #e58895
  7. #eaa0aa
  8. #efb8bf
  9. #f4cfd5
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca112b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca112b
  2. #c31c34
  3. #bb273c
  4. #b43245
  5. #ac3d4d
  6. #a54956
  7. #9e545e
  8. #965f67
  9. #8f6a6f
  10. #877578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985054 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807323 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933d2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca112b {
  color: #ca112b;
}
Background
.bg-ca112b {
  background-color: #ca112b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca112b {
  border: 2px solid #ca112b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca112b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 17 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca112b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca112b, #ca5411);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca112b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 17 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.45 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.19 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.76 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.03 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.83 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.88 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.98 #35eed4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ca112b  rgb(202, 17, 43)  hsl(352, 84%, 43%)  Fire Engine Red
#11cab0  rgb(17, 202, 176)  hsl(172, 84%, 43%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2bca11  rgb(43, 202, 17)  hsl(112, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#112bca  rgb(17, 43, 202)  hsl(232, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue