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#CA2A4F

#ca2a4f ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2a4f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 16.47% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.21% magenta, 60.89% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 346.13°, with 65.57% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #ca2a4f
  2. #2acaa5

Split complementary

  1. #ca2a4f
  2. #2aca55
  3. #2a9fca

Analogous

  1. #ca2a9f
  2. #ca2a4f
  3. #ca552a

Triadic

  1. #ca2a4f
  2. #4fca2a
  3. #2a4fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2a4f
  2. #caa52a
  3. #2acaa5
  4. #2a4fca

Square

  1. #ca2a4f
  2. #9fca2a
  3. #2acaa5
  4. #552aca

Monochromatic

  1. #4b101d
  2. #8b1d36
  3. #ca2a4f
  4. #de627f
  5. #eca1b3

Shades

#ca2a4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2a4f
  2. #b62647
  3. #a2223f
  4. #8d1d37
  5. #79192f
  6. #651528
  7. #511120
  8. #3d0d18
  9. #280810
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2a4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2a4f
  2. #cf3f61
  3. #d55572
  4. #da6a84
  5. #df7f95
  6. #e595a7
  7. #eaaab9
  8. #efbfca
  9. #f4d4dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2a4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2a4f
  2. #c33354
  3. #bb3b59
  4. #b4445e
  5. #ac4c63
  6. #a55568
  7. #9e5e6c
  8. #966671
  9. #8f6f76
  10. #87777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5861 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58564f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81774b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94484f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3614c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60443 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2a4f {
  color: #ca2a4f;
}
Background
.bg-ca2a4f {
  background-color: #ca2a4f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2a4f {
  border: 2px solid #ca2a4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2a4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 42 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2a4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2a4f, #ca552a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2a4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 42 79 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.85 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.03 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.15 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.20 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.72 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.13 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.26 #35d5b0 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca2a4f  rgb(202, 42, 79)  hsl(346, 66%, 48%)  Brick Red
#2acaa5  rgb(42, 202, 165)  hsl(166, 66%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4fca2a  rgb(79, 202, 42)  hsl(106, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2a4fca  rgb(42, 79, 202)  hsl(226, 66%, 48%)  Sapphire