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#CA2D32

#ca2d32 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2d32 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.65% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.72% magenta, 75.25% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 358.09°, with 63.56% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 1.24.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1466

Complementary

  1. #ca2d32
  2. #2dcac5

Split complementary

  1. #ca2d32
  2. #2dca76
  3. #2d80ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2d80
  2. #ca2d32
  3. #ca762d

Triadic

  1. #ca2d32
  2. #32ca2d
  3. #2d32ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2d32
  2. #cac52d
  3. #2dcac5
  4. #2d32ca

Square

  1. #ca2d32
  2. #80ca2d
  3. #2dcac5
  4. #762dca

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1113
  2. #8b1f23
  3. #ca2d32
  4. #dd666a
  5. #eba5a7

Shades

#ca2d32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2d32
  2. #b6292d
  3. #a22428
  4. #8d2023
  5. #791b1e
  6. #651719
  7. #511214
  8. #3d0e0f
  9. #28090a
  10. #140505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2d32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2d32
  2. #cf4247
  3. #d5575b
  4. #da6c70
  5. #df8184
  6. #e59699
  7. #eaabad
  8. #efc0c2
  9. #f4d5d6
  10. #faeaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2d32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2d32
  2. #c3353a
  3. #bb3e42
  4. #b44649
  5. #ac4e51
  6. #a55759
  7. #9e5f61
  8. #966769
  9. #8f6f70
  10. #877878
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5530 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84772c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964831 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5622e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70131 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2d32 {
  color: #ca2d32;
}
Background
.bg-ca2d32 {
  background-color: #ca2d32;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2d32 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2d32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2d32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 45 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2d32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2d32, #ca762d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2d32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 45 50 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.24 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.80 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.37 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.64 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.94 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.94 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.36 #35d2cd Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Persian Red
#ca2d32  rgb(202, 45, 50)  hsl(358, 64%, 48%)  Persian Red
#2dcac5  rgb(45, 202, 197)  hsl(178, 64%, 48%)  Robin Egg Blue
#32ca2d  rgb(50, 202, 45)  hsl(118, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2d32ca  rgb(45, 50, 202)  hsl(238, 64%, 48%)  Persian Blue