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#CA142F

#ca142f ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca142f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 7.84% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.1% magenta, 76.73% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 351.1°, with 81.98% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.1326

Complementary

  1. #ca142f
  2. #14caaf

Split complementary

  1. #ca142f
  2. #14ca54
  3. #148aca

Analogous

  1. #ca148a
  2. #ca142f
  3. #ca5414

Triadic

  1. #ca142f
  2. #2fca14
  3. #142fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca142f
  2. #caaf14
  3. #14caaf
  4. #142fca

Square

  1. #ca142f
  2. #8aca14
  3. #14caaf
  4. #5414ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3f060f
  2. #840d1f
  3. #ca142f
  4. #ec3f58
  5. #f38495

Shades

#ca142f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca142f
  2. #b6122a
  3. #a21026
  4. #8d0e21
  5. #790c1c
  6. #650a18
  7. #510813
  8. #3d060e
  9. #280409
  10. #140205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca142f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca142f
  2. #cf2c44
  3. #d54359
  4. #da5b6d
  5. #df7282
  6. #e58a97
  7. #eaa1ac
  8. #efb9c1
  9. #f4d0d5
  10. #fae8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca142f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca142f
  2. #c31f37
  3. #bb2a3f
  4. #b43447
  5. #ac3f4f
  6. #a54a58
  7. #9e5560
  8. #966068
  9. #8f6a70
  10. #877578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985155 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554e2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807328 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933e2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca142f {
  color: #ca142f;
}
Background
.bg-ca142f {
  background-color: #ca142f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca142f {
  border: 2px solid #ca142f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca142f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 20 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca142f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca142f, #ca5414);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca142f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 20 47 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.10 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.13 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.94 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.07 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.36 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.41 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.78 #35ebd0 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ca142f  rgb(202, 20, 47)  hsl(351, 82%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#14caaf  rgb(20, 202, 175)  hsl(171, 82%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2fca14  rgb(47, 202, 20)  hsl(111, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#142fca  rgb(20, 47, 202)  hsl(231, 82%, 44%)  Persian Blue