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#CA2F26

#ca2f26 ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2f26 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 18.43% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.73% magenta, 81.19% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 3.29°, with 68.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1473

Complementary

  1. #ca2f26
  2. #26c1ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca2f26
  2. #26ca81
  3. #266fca

Analogous

  1. #ca266f
  2. #ca2f26
  3. #ca8126

Triadic

  1. #ca2f26
  2. #26ca2f
  3. #2f26ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2f26
  2. #c1ca26
  3. #26c1ca
  4. #2f26ca

Square

  1. #ca2f26
  2. #6fca26
  3. #26c1ca
  4. #8126ca

Monochromatic

  1. #49110e
  2. #8a201a
  3. #ca2f26
  4. #e0635c
  5. #eca19d

Shades

#ca2f26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2f26
  2. #b62a22
  3. #a2261e
  4. #8d211b
  5. #791c17
  6. #651813
  7. #51130f
  8. #3d0e0b
  9. #280908
  10. #140504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2f26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2f26
  2. #cf443c
  3. #d55951
  4. #da6d67
  5. #df827d
  6. #e59793
  7. #eaaca8
  8. #efc1be
  9. #f4d5d4
  10. #faeae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2f26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2f26
  2. #c3372f
  3. #bb3f38
  4. #b44741
  5. #ac4f4a
  6. #a55853
  7. #9e605c
  8. #966865
  9. #8f706e
  10. #877877
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5957 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605523 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86771e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964924 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56221 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7042c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2f26 {
  color: #ca2f26;
}
Background
.bg-ca2f26 {
  background-color: #ca2f26;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2f26 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2f26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2f26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 47 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2f26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2f26, #ca8126);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2f26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 47 38 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.60 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.63 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.95 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.58 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.32 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.90 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.16 #35d0d9 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ca2f26  rgb(202, 47, 38)  hsl(3, 68%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#26c1ca  rgb(38, 193, 202)  hsl(183, 68%, 47%)  Dark Turquoise
#26ca2f  rgb(38, 202, 47)  hsl(123, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2f26ca  rgb(47, 38, 202)  hsl(243, 68%, 47%)  Medium Blue