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#CA2C33

#ca2c33 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2c33 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.25% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.22% magenta, 74.75% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 357.34°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 1.57.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.146

Complementary

  1. #ca2c33
  2. #2ccac3

Split complementary

  1. #ca2c33
  2. #2cca74
  3. #2c82ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2c82
  2. #ca2c33
  3. #ca742c

Triadic

  1. #ca2c33
  2. #33ca2c
  3. #2c33ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2c33
  2. #cac32c
  3. #2ccac3
  4. #2c33ca

Square

  1. #ca2c33
  2. #82ca2c
  3. #2ccac3
  4. #742cca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1113
  2. #8b1e23
  3. #ca2c33
  4. #dd656a
  5. #eba4a7

Shades

#ca2c33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2c33
  2. #b6282e
  3. #a22329
  4. #8d1f24
  5. #791a1f
  6. #65161a
  7. #511214
  8. #3d0d0f
  9. #28090a
  10. #140405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2c33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2c33
  2. #cf4147
  3. #d5565c
  4. #da6b70
  5. #df8085
  6. #e59699
  7. #eaabad
  8. #efc0c2
  9. #f4d5d6
  10. #faeaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2c33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2c33
  2. #c3343b
  3. #bb3d42
  4. #b4454a
  5. #ac4e52
  6. #a5565a
  7. #9e5e61
  8. #966769
  9. #8f6f71
  10. #877878
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5532 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84772d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954832 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5612f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2c33 {
  color: #ca2c33;
}
Background
.bg-ca2c33 {
  background-color: #ca2c33;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2c33 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2c33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2c33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 44 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2c33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2c33, #ca742c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2c33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 44 51 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.57 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.05 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.62 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.34 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.54 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.17 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.63 #35d3cc Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Persian Red
#ca2c33  rgb(202, 44, 51)  hsl(357, 64%, 48%)  Persian Red
#2ccac3  rgb(44, 202, 195)  hsl(177, 64%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#33ca2c  rgb(51, 202, 44)  hsl(117, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2c33ca  rgb(44, 51, 202)  hsl(237, 64%, 48%)  Persian Blue