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#CA2952

#ca2952 ≈ Brick Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2952 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 16.08% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.7% magenta, 59.41% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 344.72°, with 66.26% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1475

Complementary

  1. #ca2952
  2. #29caa1

Split complementary

  1. #ca2952
  2. #29ca51
  3. #29a3ca

Analogous

  1. #ca29a3
  2. #ca2952
  3. #ca5129

Triadic

  1. #ca2952
  2. #52ca29
  3. #2952ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2952
  2. #caa129
  3. #29caa1
  4. #2952ca

Square

  1. #ca2952
  2. #a3ca29
  3. #29caa1
  4. #5129ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0f1e
  2. #8a1c38
  3. #ca2952
  4. #df6181
  5. #eca0b3

Shades

#ca2952 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2952
  2. #b6254a
  3. #a22142
  4. #8d1d39
  5. #791931
  6. #651529
  7. #511021
  8. #3d0c19
  9. #280810
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2952 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2952
  2. #cf3e63
  3. #d55475
  4. #da6986
  5. #df7f97
  6. #e594a9
  7. #eaa9ba
  8. #efbfcb
  9. #f4d4dc
  10. #faeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2952 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2952
  2. #c33257
  3. #bb3a5b
  4. #b44360
  5. #ac4c64
  6. #a55569
  7. #9e5d6e
  8. #966672
  9. #8f6f77
  10. #87777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5862 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575652 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80774e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934852 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3614f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60345 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2952 {
  color: #ca2952;
}
Background
.bg-ca2952 {
  background-color: #ca2952;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2952 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2952;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2952;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 41 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2952 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2952, #ca5129);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2952 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 41 82 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.37 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.60 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.61 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.32 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.01 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.02 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.61 #35d6ad Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca2952  rgb(202, 41, 82)  hsl(345, 66%, 48%)  Brick Red
#29caa1  rgb(41, 202, 161)  hsl(165, 66%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#52ca29  rgb(82, 202, 41)  hsl(105, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2952ca  rgb(41, 82, 202)  hsl(225, 66%, 48%)  Sapphire