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#CA2C5B

#ca2c5b ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2c5b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.25% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.22% magenta, 54.95% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 342.15°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.1511

Complementary

  1. #ca2c5b
  2. #2cca9b

Split complementary

  1. #ca2c5b
  2. #2cca4c
  3. #2caaca

Analogous

  1. #ca2caa
  2. #ca2c5b
  3. #ca4c2c

Triadic

  1. #ca2c5b
  2. #5bca2c
  3. #2c5bca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2c5b
  2. #ca9b2c
  3. #2cca9b
  4. #2c5bca

Square

  1. #ca2c5b
  2. #aaca2c
  3. #2cca9b
  4. #4c2cca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1122
  2. #8b1e3f
  3. #ca2c5b
  4. #dd6589
  5. #eba4b9

Shades

#ca2c5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2c5b
  2. #b62852
  3. #a22349
  4. #8d1f40
  5. #791a37
  6. #65162e
  7. #511224
  8. #3d0d1b
  9. #280912
  10. #140409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2c5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2c5b
  2. #cf416b
  3. #d5567c
  4. #da6b8c
  5. #df809d
  6. #e596ad
  7. #eaabbd
  8. #efc0ce
  9. #f4d5de
  10. #faeaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2c5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2c5b
  2. #c3345f
  3. #bb3d62
  4. #b44566
  5. #ac4e6a
  6. #a5566e
  7. #9e5e71
  8. #966775
  9. #8f6f79
  10. #87787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5966 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57585c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807857 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934a5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a36259 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5114c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2c5b {
  color: #ca2c5b;
}
Background
.bg-ca2c5b {
  background-color: #ca2c5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2c5b {
  border: 2px solid #ca2c5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2c5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 44 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2c5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2c5b, #ca4c2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2c5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 44 91 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.70 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 3.92 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.24 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.59 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.36 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.67 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.41 #35d3a4 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Ruby
#ca2c5b  rgb(202, 44, 91)  hsl(342, 64%, 48%)  Ruby
#2cca9b  rgb(44, 202, 155)  hsl(162, 64%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#5bca2c  rgb(91, 202, 44)  hsl(102, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2c5bca  rgb(44, 91, 202)  hsl(222, 64%, 48%)  Sapphire