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#CA162F

#ca162f ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca162f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 8.63% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.11% magenta, 76.73% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 351.67°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.1334

Complementary

  1. #ca162f
  2. #16cab1

Split complementary

  1. #ca162f
  2. #16ca57
  3. #1689ca

Analogous

  1. #ca1689
  2. #ca162f
  3. #ca5716

Triadic

  1. #ca162f
  2. #2fca16
  3. #162fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca162f
  2. #cab116
  3. #16cab1
  4. #162fca

Square

  1. #ca162f
  2. #89ca16
  3. #16cab1
  4. #5716ca

Monochromatic

  1. #40070f
  2. #850e1f
  3. #ca162f
  4. #ea4259
  5. #f28796

Shades

#ca162f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca162f
  2. #b6142a
  3. #a21226
  4. #8d0f21
  5. #790d1c
  6. #650b18
  7. #510913
  8. #3d070e
  9. #280409
  10. #140205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca162f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca162f
  2. #cf2d44
  3. #d54559
  4. #da5c6d
  5. #df7382
  6. #e58b97
  7. #eaa2ac
  8. #efb9c1
  9. #f4d0d5
  10. #fae8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca162f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca162f
  2. #c32137
  3. #bb2b3f
  4. #b43647
  5. #ac404f
  6. #a54b58
  7. #9e5660
  8. #966068
  9. #8f6b70
  10. #877578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985155 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564e2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807328 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933f2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35c2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca162f {
  color: #ca162f;
}
Background
.bg-ca162f {
  background-color: #ca162f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca162f {
  border: 2px solid #ca162f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca162f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 22 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca162f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca162f, #ca5716);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca162f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 22 47 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.24 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.78 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.94 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.35 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.38 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.68 #35e9d0 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ca162f  rgb(202, 22, 47)  hsl(352, 80%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#16cab1  rgb(22, 202, 177)  hsl(172, 80%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2fca16  rgb(47, 202, 22)  hsl(112, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#162fca  rgb(22, 47, 202)  hsl(232, 80%, 44%)  Persian Blue