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#CA324A

#ca324a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca324a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 19.61% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.25% magenta, 63.37% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 350.53°, with 60.32% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #ca324a
  2. #32cab2

Split complementary

  1. #ca324a
  2. #32ca66
  3. #3296ca

Analogous

  1. #ca3296
  2. #ca324a
  3. #ca6632

Triadic

  1. #ca324a
  2. #4aca32
  3. #324aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca324a
  2. #cab232
  3. #32cab2
  4. #324aca

Square

  1. #ca324a
  2. #96ca32
  3. #32cab2
  4. #6632ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4f141d
  2. #8d2334
  3. #ca324a
  4. #db6e7f
  5. #eaabb5

Shades

#ca324a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca324a
  2. #b62d43
  3. #a2283b
  4. #8d2334
  5. #791e2c
  6. #651925
  7. #51141e
  8. #3d0f16
  9. #280a0f
  10. #140507
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca324a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca324a
  2. #cf475c
  3. #d55b6e
  4. #da7080
  5. #df8492
  6. #e599a5
  7. #eaadb7
  8. #efc2c9
  9. #f4d6db
  10. #faebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca324a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca324a
  2. #c33a4f
  3. #bb4255
  4. #b4495a
  5. #ac5160
  6. #a55965
  7. #9e616a
  8. #966970
  9. #8f7075
  10. #87787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5b61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d594a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837946 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954c4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a46447 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d61842 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca324a {
  color: #ca324a;
}
Background
.bg-ca324a {
  background-color: #ca324a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca324a {
  border: 2px solid #ca324a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca324a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 50 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 60% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca324a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca324a, #ca6632);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca324a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 50 74 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.74 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.91 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.39 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.18 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.52 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.85 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.99 #35cdb5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca324a  rgb(202, 50, 74)  hsl(351, 60%, 49%)  Brick Red
#32cab2  rgb(50, 202, 178)  hsl(171, 60%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4aca32  rgb(74, 202, 50)  hsl(111, 60%, 49%)  Lime Green
#324aca  rgb(50, 74, 202)  hsl(231, 60%, 49%)  Iris