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#CA204E

#ca204e ≈ Brick Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca204e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 12.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.16% magenta, 61.39% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 343.76°, with 72.65% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.1414

Complementary

  1. #ca204e
  2. #20ca9c

Split complementary

  1. #ca204e
  2. #20ca47
  3. #20a3ca

Analogous

  1. #ca20a3
  2. #ca204e
  3. #ca4720

Triadic

  1. #ca204e
  2. #4eca20
  3. #204eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca204e
  2. #ca9c20
  3. #20ca9c
  4. #204eca

Square

  1. #ca204e
  2. #a3ca20
  3. #20ca9c
  4. #4720ca

Monochromatic

  1. #460b1b
  2. #881635
  3. #ca204e
  4. #e4537a
  5. #ee95ad

Shades

#ca204e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca204e
  2. #b61d46
  3. #a21a3e
  4. #8d1637
  5. #79132f
  6. #651027
  7. #510d1f
  8. #3d0a17
  9. #280610
  10. #140308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca204e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca204e
  2. #cf3660
  3. #d54d71
  4. #da6383
  5. #df7995
  6. #e590a7
  7. #eaa6b8
  8. #efbcca
  9. #f4d2dc
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca204e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca204e
  2. #c32a53
  3. #bb3358
  4. #b43d5d
  5. #ac4662
  6. #a55067
  7. #9e5a6c
  8. #966371
  9. #8f6d76
  10. #87767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a555f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7549 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93444e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25e4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca204e {
  color: #ca204e;
}
Background
.bg-ca204e {
  background-color: #ca204e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca204e {
  border: 2px solid #ca204e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca204e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 32 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca204e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca204e, #ca4720);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca204e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 32 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.02 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.10 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.15 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.36 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.16 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.57 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.88 #35dfb1 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca204e  rgb(202, 32, 78)  hsl(344, 73%, 46%)  Brick Red
#20ca9c  rgb(32, 202, 156)  hsl(164, 73%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#4eca20  rgb(78, 202, 32)  hsl(104, 73%, 46%)  Lime Green
#204eca  rgb(32, 78, 202)  hsl(224, 73%, 46%)  Sapphire