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#CA2452

#ca2452 ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2452 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.18% magenta, 59.41% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 343.37°, 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1443

Complementary

  1. #ca2452
  2. #24ca9c

Split complementary

  1. #ca2452
  2. #24ca49
  3. #24a5ca

Analogous

  1. #ca24a5
  2. #ca2452
  3. #ca4924

Triadic

  1. #ca2452
  2. #52ca24
  3. #2452ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2452
  2. #ca9c24
  3. #24ca9c
  4. #2452ca

Square

  1. #ca2452
  2. #a5ca24
  3. #24ca9c
  4. #4924ca

Monochromatic

  1. #480d1d
  2. #891838
  3. #ca2452
  4. #e1597f
  5. #ed9ab1

Shades

#ca2452 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2452
  2. #b6204a
  3. #a21d42
  4. #8d1939
  5. #791631
  6. #651229
  7. #510e21
  8. #3d0b19
  9. #280710
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2452 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2452
  2. #cf3a63
  3. #d55075
  4. #da6686
  5. #df7c97
  6. #e592a9
  7. #eaa7ba
  8. #efbdcb
  9. #f4d3dc
  10. #fae9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2452 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2452
  2. #c32d57
  3. #bb365b
  4. #b44060
  5. #ac4964
  6. #a55269
  7. #9e5b6e
  8. #966472
  9. #8f6e77
  10. #87777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5661 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555553 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f764e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934652 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3604f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2452 {
  color: #ca2452;
}
Background
.bg-ca2452 {
  background-color: #ca2452;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2452 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2452;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2452;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 36 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2452 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2452, #ca4924);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2452 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 36 82 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.53 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.64 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.04 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.55 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.70 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.26 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.83 #35dbad Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ruby
#ca2452  rgb(202, 36, 82)  hsl(343, 70%, 47%)  Ruby
#24ca9c  rgb(36, 202, 156)  hsl(163, 70%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#52ca24  rgb(82, 202, 36)  hsl(103, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2452ca  rgb(36, 82, 202)  hsl(223, 70%, 47%)  Sapphire