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#CA280F

#ca280f ≈ Rosso Corsa

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca280f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 15.69% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.2% magenta, 92.57% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 8.02°, with 86.18% saturation and 42.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosso Corsa (#d40000), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1411

Complementary

  1. #ca280f
  2. #0fb1ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca280f
  2. #0fca86
  3. #0f54ca

Analogous

  1. #ca0f54
  2. #ca280f
  3. #ca860f

Triadic

  1. #ca280f
  2. #0fca28
  3. #280fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca280f
  2. #b1ca0f
  3. #0fb1ca
  4. #280fca

Square

  1. #ca280f
  2. #54ca0f
  3. #0fb1ca
  4. #860fca

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0c04
  2. #831a0a
  3. #ca280f
  4. #f04e35
  5. #f58d7d

Shades

#ca280f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca280f
  2. #b6240e
  3. #a2200c
  4. #8d1c0b
  5. #791809
  6. #651408
  7. #511006
  8. #3d0c05
  9. #280803
  10. #140402
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca280f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca280f
  2. #cf3e27
  3. #d5533f
  4. #da6957
  5. #df7e6f
  6. #e59487
  7. #eaa99f
  8. #efbfb7
  9. #f4d4cf
  10. #faeae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca280f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca280f
  2. #c3311a
  3. #bb3a26
  4. #b44231
  5. #ac4b3c
  6. #a55448
  7. #9e5d53
  8. #96665e
  9. #8f6e69
  10. #877775
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5653 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5206 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857600 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96450a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56003 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca280f {
  color: #ca280f;
}
Background
.bg-ca280f {
  background-color: #ca280f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca280f {
  border: 2px solid #ca280f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca280f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 40 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca280f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca280f, #ca860f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca280f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 40 15 / 0.35);
}

#d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.25 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.12 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.19 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.50 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.04 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.17 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.25 #35d7f0 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Rosso Corsa
#ca280f  rgb(202, 40, 15)  hsl(8, 86%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#0fb1ca  rgb(15, 177, 202)  hsl(188, 86%, 43%)  Moonstone Blue
#0fca28  rgb(15, 202, 40)  hsl(128, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#280fca  rgb(40, 15, 202)  hsl(248, 86%, 43%)  Medium Blue