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#CA151E

#ca151e ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca151e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 8.24% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.6% magenta, 85.15% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 357.02°, with 81.17% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 1.01.

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Relative luminance0.1319

Complementary

  1. #ca151e
  2. #15cac1

Split complementary

  1. #ca151e
  2. #15ca67
  3. #1579ca

Analogous

  1. #ca1579
  2. #ca151e
  3. #ca6715

Triadic

  1. #ca151e
  2. #1eca15
  3. #151eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca151e
  2. #cac115
  3. #15cac1
  4. #151eca

Square

  1. #ca151e
  2. #79ca15
  3. #15cac1
  4. #6715ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0709
  2. #850e14
  3. #ca151e
  4. #eb4049
  5. #f2868b

Shades

#ca151e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca151e
  2. #b6131b
  3. #a21118
  4. #8d0f15
  5. #790d12
  6. #650b0f
  7. #51080c
  8. #3d0609
  9. #280406
  10. #140203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca151e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca151e
  2. #cf2c35
  3. #d5444b
  4. #da5b62
  5. #df7378
  6. #e58a8f
  7. #eaa1a5
  8. #efb9bc
  9. #f4d0d2
  10. #fae8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca151e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca151e
  2. #c32028
  3. #bb2a32
  4. #b4353b
  5. #ac4045
  6. #a54b4f
  7. #9e5559
  8. #966063
  9. #8f6b6c
  10. #877576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985152 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817312 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933e1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca151e {
  color: #ca151e;
}
Background
.bg-ca151e {
  background-color: #ca151e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca151e {
  border: 2px solid #ca151e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca151e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 21 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca151e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca151e, #ca6715);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca151e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 21 30 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.01 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.58 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.27 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.15 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.41 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.51 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.77 #35eae1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Lava
#ca151e  rgb(202, 21, 30)  hsl(357, 81%, 44%)  Lava
#15cac1  rgb(21, 202, 193)  hsl(177, 81%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise
#1eca15  rgb(30, 202, 21)  hsl(117, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#151eca  rgb(21, 30, 202)  hsl(237, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue