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#CA3443

#ca3443 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca3443 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 20.39% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.26% magenta, 66.83% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 354°, with 59.06% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1542

Complementary

  1. #ca3443
  2. #34cabb

Split complementary

  1. #ca3443
  2. #34ca70
  3. #348eca

Analogous

  1. #ca348e
  2. #ca3443
  3. #ca7034

Triadic

  1. #ca3443
  2. #43ca34
  3. #3443ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca3443
  2. #cabb34
  3. #34cabb
  4. #3443ca

Square

  1. #ca3443
  2. #8eca34
  3. #34cabb
  4. #7034ca

Monochromatic

  1. #50151b
  2. #8d242f
  3. #ca3443
  4. #da707b
  5. #eaadb3

Shades

#ca3443 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca3443
  2. #b62f3c
  3. #a22a36
  4. #8d242f
  5. #791f28
  6. #651a22
  7. #51151b
  8. #3d1014
  9. #280a0d
  10. #140507
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca3443 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca3443
  2. #cf4856
  3. #d55d69
  4. #da717b
  5. #df858e
  6. #e59aa1
  7. #eaaeb4
  8. #efc2c7
  9. #f4d6d9
  10. #faebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca3443 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca3443
  2. #c33c49
  3. #bb434f
  4. #b44b55
  5. #ac525b
  6. #a55a62
  7. #9e6268
  8. #96696e
  9. #8f7174
  10. #87787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5c5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5942 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85793e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964d43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56440 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d61a3e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca3443 {
  color: #ca3443;
}
Background
.bg-ca3443 {
  background-color: #ca3443;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca3443 {
  border: 2px solid #ca3443;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca3443;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 52 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 59% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca3443 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca3443, #ca7034);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca3443 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 52 67 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.28 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.45 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.00 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.66 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.67 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.82 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.37 #35cbbc Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#ca3443  rgb(202, 52, 67)  hsl(354, 59%, 50%)  Crimson
#34cabb  rgb(52, 202, 187)  hsl(174, 59%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#43ca34  rgb(67, 202, 52)  hsl(114, 59%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3443ca  rgb(52, 67, 202)  hsl(234, 59%, 50%)  Persian Blue