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#CA281F

#ca281f ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca281f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.2% magenta, 84.65% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 3.16°, with 73.39% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #ca281f
  2. #1fc1ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca281f
  2. #1fca7e
  3. #1f6cca

Analogous

  1. #ca1f6c
  2. #ca281f
  3. #ca7e1f

Triadic

  1. #ca281f
  2. #1fca28
  3. #281fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca281f
  2. #c1ca1f
  3. #1fc1ca
  4. #281fca

Square

  1. #ca281f
  2. #6cca1f
  3. #1fc1ca
  4. #7e1fca

Monochromatic

  1. #450e0b
  2. #881b15
  3. #ca281f
  4. #e45951
  5. #ef9894

Shades

#ca281f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca281f
  2. #b6241c
  3. #a22019
  4. #8d1c16
  5. #791813
  6. #651410
  7. #51100c
  8. #3d0c09
  9. #280806
  10. #140403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca281f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca281f
  2. #cf3e35
  3. #d5534c
  4. #da6962
  5. #df7e79
  6. #e5948f
  7. #eaa9a5
  8. #efbfbc
  9. #f4d4d2
  10. #faeae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca281f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca281f
  2. #c33129
  3. #bb3a32
  4. #b4423c
  5. #ac4b46
  6. #a55450
  7. #9e5d59
  8. #966663
  9. #8f6e6d
  10. #877776
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5655 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d531b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847614 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95451d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56019 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca281f {
  color: #ca281f;
}
Background
.bg-ca281f {
  background-color: #ca281f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca281f {
  border: 2px solid #ca281f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca281f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 40 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca281f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca281f, #ca7e1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca281f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 40 31 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.45 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.62 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.13 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.83 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.05 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.60 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.42 #35d7e0 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Lava
#ca281f  rgb(202, 40, 31)  hsl(3, 73%, 46%)  Lava
#1fc1ca  rgb(31, 193, 202)  hsl(183, 73%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#1fca28  rgb(31, 202, 40)  hsl(123, 73%, 46%)  Lime Green
#281fca  rgb(40, 31, 202)  hsl(243, 73%, 46%)  Medium Blue