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#CA255A

#ca255a ≈ Dogwood Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca255a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 14.51% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.68% magenta, 55.45% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 340.73°, with 69.04% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#d71868), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.1462

Complementary

  1. #ca255a
  2. #25ca95

Split complementary

  1. #ca255a
  2. #25ca43
  3. #25acca

Analogous

  1. #ca25ac
  2. #ca255a
  3. #ca4325

Triadic

  1. #ca255a
  2. #5aca25
  3. #255aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca255a
  2. #ca9525
  3. #25ca95
  4. #255aca

Square

  1. #ca255a
  2. #acca25
  3. #25ca95
  4. #4325ca

Monochromatic

  1. #490d20
  2. #89193d
  3. #ca255a
  4. #e15b86
  5. #ed9bb5

Shades

#ca255a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca255a
  2. #b62151
  3. #a21e48
  4. #8d1a3f
  5. #791636
  6. #65132d
  7. #510f24
  8. #3d0b1b
  9. #280712
  10. #140409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca255a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca255a
  2. #cf3b6b
  3. #d5517b
  4. #da668c
  5. #df7c9c
  6. #e592ad
  7. #eaa8bd
  8. #efbece
  9. #f4d3de
  10. #fae9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca255a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca255a
  2. #c32e5e
  3. #bb3762
  4. #b44065
  5. #ac4969
  6. #a5536d
  7. #9e5c71
  8. #966575
  9. #8f6e78
  10. #87777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5764 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54565b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7656 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92475b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a26058 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6004a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca255a {
  color: #ca255a;
}
Background
.bg-ca255a {
  background-color: #ca255a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca255a {
  border: 2px solid #ca255a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca255a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 37 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca255a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca255a, #ca4325);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca255a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 37 90 / 0.35);
}

#d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 3.76 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.90 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.50 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.18 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.69 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.38 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.46 #35daa5 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dogwood Rose
#ca255a  rgb(202, 37, 90)  hsl(341, 69%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#25ca95  rgb(37, 202, 149)  hsl(161, 69%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#5aca25  rgb(90, 202, 37)  hsl(101, 69%, 47%)  Lime Green
#255aca  rgb(37, 90, 202)  hsl(221, 69%, 47%)  Sapphire