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#CA264E

#ca264e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca264e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 14.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.19% magenta, 61.39% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 345.37°, with 68.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.1449

Complementary

  1. #ca264e
  2. #26caa2

Split complementary

  1. #ca264e
  2. #26ca50
  3. #26a0ca

Analogous

  1. #ca26a0
  2. #ca264e
  3. #ca5026

Triadic

  1. #ca264e
  2. #4eca26
  3. #264eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca264e
  2. #caa226
  3. #26caa2
  4. #264eca

Square

  1. #ca264e
  2. #a0ca26
  3. #26caa2
  4. #5026ca

Monochromatic

  1. #490e1c
  2. #8a1a35
  3. #ca264e
  4. #e05c7c
  5. #ec9db0

Shades

#ca264e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca264e
  2. #b62246
  3. #a21e3e
  4. #8d1b37
  5. #79172f
  6. #651327
  7. #510f1f
  8. #3d0b17
  9. #280810
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca264e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca264e
  2. #cf3c60
  3. #d55171
  4. #da6783
  5. #df7d95
  6. #e593a7
  7. #eaa8b8
  8. #efbeca
  9. #f4d4dc
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca264e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca264e
  2. #c32f53
  3. #bb3858
  4. #b4415d
  5. #ac4a62
  6. #a55367
  7. #9e5c6c
  8. #966571
  9. #8f6e76
  10. #87777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5760 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57554e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80764a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3604b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca264e {
  color: #ca264e;
}
Background
.bg-ca264e {
  background-color: #ca264e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca264e {
  border: 2px solid #ca264e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca264e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 38 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca264e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca264e, #ca5026);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca264e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 38 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.30 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.05 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.11 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.26 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.97 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.36 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.42 #35d9b1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca264e  rgb(202, 38, 78)  hsl(345, 68%, 47%)  Brick Red
#26caa2  rgb(38, 202, 162)  hsl(165, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#4eca26  rgb(78, 202, 38)  hsl(105, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green
#264eca  rgb(38, 78, 202)  hsl(225, 68%, 47%)  Sapphire