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#CA244F

#ca244f ≈ Brick Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca244f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 14.12% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.18% magenta, 60.89% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 344.46°, with 69.75% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #ca244f
  2. #24ca9f

Split complementary

  1. #ca244f
  2. #24ca4c
  3. #24a2ca

Analogous

  1. #ca24a2
  2. #ca244f
  3. #ca4c24

Triadic

  1. #ca244f
  2. #4fca24
  3. #244fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca244f
  2. #ca9f24
  3. #24ca9f
  4. #244fca

Square

  1. #ca244f
  2. #a2ca24
  3. #24ca9f
  4. #4c24ca

Monochromatic

  1. #480d1c
  2. #891836
  3. #ca244f
  4. #e1597c
  5. #ed9ab0

Shades

#ca244f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca244f
  2. #b62047
  3. #a21d3f
  4. #8d1937
  5. #79162f
  6. #651228
  7. #510e20
  8. #3d0b18
  9. #280710
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca244f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca244f
  2. #cf3a61
  3. #d55072
  4. #da6684
  5. #df7c95
  6. #e592a7
  7. #eaa7b9
  8. #efbdca
  9. #f4d3dc
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca244f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca244f
  2. #c32d54
  3. #bb3659
  4. #b4405e
  5. #ac4963
  6. #a55268
  7. #9e5b6c
  8. #966471
  9. #8f6e76
  10. #87777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5660 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56544f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80764b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93464f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35f4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca244f {
  color: #ca244f;
}
Background
.bg-ca244f {
  background-color: #ca244f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca244f {
  border: 2px solid #ca244f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca244f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 36 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca244f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca244f, #ca4c24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca244f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 36 79 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.65 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.96 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.02 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.43 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.89 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.51 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.72 #35dbb0 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca244f  rgb(202, 36, 79)  hsl(344, 70%, 47%)  Brick Red
#24ca9f  rgb(36, 202, 159)  hsl(164, 70%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#4fca24  rgb(79, 202, 36)  hsl(104, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#244fca  rgb(36, 79, 202)  hsl(224, 70%, 47%)  Sapphire