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#CA121E

#ca121e ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca121e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 7.06% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 85.15% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 356.09°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 1.02.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1308

Complementary

  1. #ca121e
  2. #12cabe

Split complementary

  1. #ca121e
  2. #12ca62
  3. #127aca

Analogous

  1. #ca127a
  2. #ca121e
  3. #ca6212

Triadic

  1. #ca121e
  2. #1eca12
  3. #121eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca121e
  2. #cabe12
  3. #12cabe
  4. #121eca

Square

  1. #ca121e
  2. #7aca12
  3. #12cabe
  4. #6212ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0509
  2. #840c14
  3. #ca121e
  4. #ee3b47
  5. #f48189

Shades

#ca121e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca121e
  2. #b6101b
  3. #a20e18
  4. #8d0d15
  5. #790b12
  6. #65090f
  7. #51070c
  8. #3d0509
  9. #280406
  10. #140203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca121e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca121e
  2. #cf2a35
  3. #d5414b
  4. #da5962
  5. #df7178
  6. #e5898f
  7. #eaa0a5
  8. #efb8bc
  9. #f4d0d2
  10. #fae7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca121e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca121e
  2. #c31d28
  3. #bb2832
  4. #b4333b
  5. #ac3e45
  6. #a5494f
  7. #9e5459
  8. #965f63
  9. #8f6a6c
  10. #877576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985052 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564d1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817312 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933d1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca121e {
  color: #ca121e;
}
Background
.bg-ca121e {
  background-color: #ca121e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca121e {
  border: 2px solid #ca121e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca121e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 18 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca121e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca121e, #ca6212);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca121e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 18 30 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.02 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.26 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.21 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.33 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.43 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.85 #35ede1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Lava
#ca121e  rgb(202, 18, 30)  hsl(356, 84%, 43%)  Lava
#12cabe  rgb(18, 202, 190)  hsl(176, 84%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#1eca12  rgb(30, 202, 18)  hsl(116, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#121eca  rgb(18, 30, 202)  hsl(236, 84%, 43%)  Medium Blue