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#CA170B

#ca170b ≈ Rosso Corsa

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca170b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.02% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.61% magenta, 94.55% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 3.77°, with 89.67% saturation and 41.76% 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 Rosso Corsa (#d40000), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1319

Complementary

  1. #ca170b
  2. #0bbeca

Split complementary

  1. #ca170b
  2. #0bca76
  3. #0b5eca

Analogous

  1. #ca0b5e
  2. #ca170b
  3. #ca760b

Triadic

  1. #ca170b
  2. #0bca17
  3. #170bca

Tetradic

  1. #ca170b
  2. #beca0b
  3. #0bbeca
  4. #170bca

Square

  1. #ca170b
  2. #5eca0b
  3. #0bbeca
  4. #760bca

Monochromatic

  1. #390603
  2. #810f07
  3. #ca170b
  4. #f43a2e
  5. #f87f76

Shades

#ca170b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca170b
  2. #b6150a
  3. #a21209
  4. #8d1008
  5. #790e07
  6. #650c06
  7. #510904
  8. #3d0703
  9. #280502
  10. #140201
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca170b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca170b
  2. #cf2e23
  3. #d5453c
  4. #da5d54
  5. #df746d
  6. #e58b85
  7. #eaa29d
  8. #efb9b6
  9. #f4d1ce
  10. #fae8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca170b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca170b
  2. #c32217
  3. #bb2c22
  4. #b4372e
  5. #ac413a
  6. #a54c46
  7. #9e5651
  8. #96615d
  9. #8f6b69
  10. #877674
  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 #985150 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #584d03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943e06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70014 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca170b {
  color: #ca170b;
}
Background
.bg-ca170b {
  background-color: #ca170b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca170b {
  border: 2px solid #ca170b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca170b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 23 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca170b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca170b, #ca760b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca170b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 23 11 / 0.35);
}

#d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 1.87 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.64 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.25 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.55 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.71 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.27 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.46 #35e8f4 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Rosso Corsa
#ca170b  rgb(202, 23, 11)  hsl(4, 90%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#0bbeca  rgb(11, 190, 202)  hsl(184, 90%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#0bca17  rgb(11, 202, 23)  hsl(124, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#170bca  rgb(23, 11, 202)  hsl(244, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue