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#CA2C4E

#ca2c4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2c4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.22% magenta, 61.39% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 347.09°, 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1491

Complementary

  1. #ca2c4e
  2. #2ccaa8

Split complementary

  1. #ca2c4e
  2. #2cca59
  3. #2c9dca

Analogous

  1. #ca2c9d
  2. #ca2c4e
  3. #ca592c

Triadic

  1. #ca2c4e
  2. #4eca2c
  3. #2c4eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2c4e
  2. #caa82c
  3. #2ccaa8
  4. #2c4eca

Square

  1. #ca2c4e
  2. #9dca2c
  3. #2ccaa8
  4. #592cca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c111d
  2. #8b1e36
  3. #ca2c4e
  4. #dd657f
  5. #eba4b3

Shades

#ca2c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2c4e
  2. #b62846
  3. #a2233e
  4. #8d1f37
  5. #791a2f
  6. #651627
  7. #51121f
  8. #3d0d17
  9. #280910
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2c4e
  2. #cf4160
  3. #d55671
  4. #da6b83
  5. #df8095
  6. #e596a7
  7. #eaabb8
  8. #efc0ca
  9. #f4d5dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2c4e
  2. #c33453
  3. #bb3d58
  4. #b4455d
  5. #ac4e62
  6. #a55667
  7. #9e5e6c
  8. #966771
  9. #8f6f76
  10. #87787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59574e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81774a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94494e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4624b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60a43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2c4e {
  color: #ca2c4e;
}
Background
.bg-ca2c4e {
  background-color: #ca2c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2c4e {
  border: 2px solid #ca2c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 44 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2c4e, #ca592c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 44 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.47 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.81 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.27 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.52 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.82 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.84 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.87 #35d3b1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca2c4e  rgb(202, 44, 78)  hsl(347, 64%, 48%)  Brick Red
#2ccaa8  rgb(44, 202, 168)  hsl(167, 64%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4eca2c  rgb(78, 202, 44)  hsl(107, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2c4eca  rgb(44, 78, 202)  hsl(227, 64%, 48%)  Sapphire