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#CA1820

#ca1820 ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca1820 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.41% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.12% magenta, 84.16% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 357.3°, with 78.76% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 0.87.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1331

Complementary

  1. #ca1820
  2. #18cac2

Split complementary

  1. #ca1820
  2. #18ca69
  3. #1879ca

Analogous

  1. #ca1879
  2. #ca1820
  3. #ca6918

Triadic

  1. #ca1820
  2. #20ca18
  3. #1820ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1820
  2. #cac218
  3. #18cac2
  4. #1820ca

Square

  1. #ca1820
  2. #79ca18
  3. #18cac2
  4. #6918ca

Monochromatic

  1. #41080a
  2. #861015
  3. #ca1820
  4. #e9464d
  5. #f18a8f

Shades

#ca1820 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1820
  2. #b6161d
  3. #a2131a
  4. #8d1116
  5. #790e13
  6. #650c10
  7. #510a0d
  8. #3d070a
  9. #280506
  10. #140203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1820 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1820
  2. #cf2f36
  3. #d5464d
  4. #da5d63
  5. #df7479
  6. #e58c90
  7. #eaa3a6
  8. #efbabc
  9. #f4d1d2
  10. #fae8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1820 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1820
  2. #c3222a
  3. #bb2d33
  4. #b4373d
  5. #ac4246
  6. #a54c50
  7. #9e565a
  8. #966163
  9. #8f6b6d
  10. #877676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985253 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #584e1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827315 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943f1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1820 {
  color: #ca1820;
}
Background
.bg-ca1820 {
  background-color: #ca1820;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1820 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1820;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1820;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 24 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1820 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1820, #ca6918);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1820 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 24 32 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 0.87 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.93 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.94 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.82 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.52 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.52 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.66 #35e7df Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Lava
#ca1820  rgb(202, 24, 32)  hsl(357, 79%, 44%)  Lava
#18cac2  rgb(24, 202, 194)  hsl(177, 79%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#20ca18  rgb(32, 202, 24)  hsl(117, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1820ca  rgb(24, 32, 202)  hsl(237, 79%, 44%)  Medium Blue