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#CA2B57

#ca2b57 ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2b57 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 16.86% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.71% magenta, 56.93% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 343.4°, with 64.9% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.1497

Complementary

  1. #ca2b57
  2. #2bca9e

Split complementary

  1. #ca2b57
  2. #2bca4f
  3. #2ba6ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2ba6
  2. #ca2b57
  3. #ca4f2b

Triadic

  1. #ca2b57
  2. #57ca2b
  3. #2b57ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2b57
  2. #ca9e2b
  3. #2bca9e
  4. #2b57ca

Square

  1. #ca2b57
  2. #a6ca2b
  3. #2bca9e
  4. #4f2bca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1021
  2. #8b1e3c
  3. #ca2b57
  4. #de6485
  5. #eba3b7

Shades

#ca2b57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2b57
  2. #b6274e
  3. #a22246
  4. #8d1e3d
  5. #791a34
  6. #65162c
  7. #511123
  8. #3d0d1a
  9. #280911
  10. #140409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2b57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2b57
  2. #cf4068
  3. #d55579
  4. #da6b89
  5. #df809a
  6. #e595ab
  7. #eaaabc
  8. #efbfcd
  9. #f4d5dd
  10. #faeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2b57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2b57
  2. #c3345b
  3. #bb3c5f
  4. #b44563
  5. #ac4d67
  6. #a5566c
  7. #9e5e70
  8. #966774
  9. #8f6f78
  10. #87787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5964 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575758 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807853 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd003e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934957 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a36255 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60c49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2b57 {
  color: #ca2b57;
}
Background
.bg-ca2b57 {
  background-color: #ca2b57;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2b57 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2b57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2b57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 43 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2b57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2b57, #ca4f2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2b57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 43 87 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.95 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.24 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.77 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 4.84 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.96 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.94 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.19 #35d4a8 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Ruby
#ca2b57  rgb(202, 43, 87)  hsl(343, 65%, 48%)  Ruby
#2bca9e  rgb(43, 202, 158)  hsl(163, 65%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#57ca2b  rgb(87, 202, 43)  hsl(103, 65%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2b57ca  rgb(43, 87, 202)  hsl(223, 65%, 48%)  Sapphire