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#CA2857

#ca2857 ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2857 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 15.69% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.2% magenta, 56.93% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 342.59°, with 66.94% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1476

Complementary

  1. #ca2857
  2. #28ca9b

Split complementary

  1. #ca2857
  2. #28ca4a
  3. #28a8ca

Analogous

  1. #ca28a8
  2. #ca2857
  3. #ca4a28

Triadic

  1. #ca2857
  2. #57ca28
  3. #2857ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2857
  2. #ca9b28
  3. #28ca9b
  4. #2857ca

Square

  1. #ca2857
  2. #a8ca28
  3. #28ca9b
  4. #4a28ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0f20
  2. #8a1b3c
  3. #ca2857
  4. #df5f84
  5. #ec9fb5

Shades

#ca2857 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2857
  2. #b6244e
  3. #a22046
  4. #8d1c3d
  5. #791834
  6. #65142c
  7. #511023
  8. #3d0c1a
  9. #280811
  10. #140409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2857 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2857
  2. #cf3e68
  3. #d55379
  4. #da6989
  5. #df7e9a
  6. #e594ab
  7. #eaa9bc
  8. #efbfcd
  9. #f4d4dd
  10. #faeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2857 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2857
  2. #c3315b
  3. #bb3a5f
  4. #b44263
  5. #ac4b67
  6. #a5546c
  7. #9e5d70
  8. #966674
  9. #8f6e78
  10. #87777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5864 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565658 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7753 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934857 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a36155 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60349 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2857 {
  color: #ca2857;
}
Background
.bg-ca2857 {
  background-color: #ca2857;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2857 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2857;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2857;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 40 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 67% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2857 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2857, #ca4a28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2857 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 40 87 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.95 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.31 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 4.63 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.97 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.38 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.98 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.33 #35d7a8 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ruby
#ca2857  rgb(202, 40, 87)  hsl(343, 67%, 47%)  Ruby
#28ca9b  rgb(40, 202, 155)  hsl(163, 67%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#57ca28  rgb(87, 202, 40)  hsl(103, 67%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2857ca  rgb(40, 87, 202)  hsl(223, 67%, 47%)  Sapphire