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#CA112E

#ca112e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca112e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.58% magenta, 77.23% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 350.59°, 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #ca112e
  2. #11caad

Split complementary

  1. #ca112e
  2. #11ca50
  3. #118bca

Analogous

  1. #ca118b
  2. #ca112e
  3. #ca5011

Triadic

  1. #ca112e
  2. #2eca11
  3. #112eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca112e
  2. #caad11
  3. #11caad
  4. #112eca

Square

  1. #ca112e
  2. #8bca11
  3. #11caad
  4. #5011ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3d050e
  2. #830b1e
  3. #ca112e
  4. #ee3956
  5. #f48092

Shades

#ca112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca112e
  2. #b60f29
  3. #a20e25
  4. #8d0c20
  5. #790a1c
  6. #650917
  7. #510712
  8. #3d050e
  9. #280309
  10. #140205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca112e
  2. #cf2943
  3. #d54158
  4. #da586d
  5. #df7082
  6. #e58897
  7. #eaa0ab
  8. #efb8c0
  9. #f4cfd5
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca112e
  2. #c31c36
  3. #bb273e
  4. #b43247
  5. #ac3d4f
  6. #a54957
  7. #9e545f
  8. #965f67
  9. #8f6a70
  10. #877578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807326 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933d2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca112e {
  color: #ca112e;
}
Background
.bg-ca112e {
  background-color: #ca112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca112e {
  border: 2px solid #ca112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca112e, #ca5011);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.09 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.26 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.98 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.05 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.51 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.30 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.64 #35eed1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ca112e  rgb(202, 17, 46)  hsl(351, 84%, 43%)  Fire Engine Red
#11caad  rgb(17, 202, 173)  hsl(171, 84%, 43%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2eca11  rgb(46, 202, 17)  hsl(111, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#112eca  rgb(17, 46, 202)  hsl(231, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue