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#CA3547

#ca3547 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca3547 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 20.78% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.76% magenta, 64.85% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 352.75°, with 58.43% saturation and 50% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1556

Complementary

  1. #ca3547
  2. #35cab8

Split complementary

  1. #ca3547
  2. #35ca6d
  3. #3592ca

Analogous

  1. #ca3592
  2. #ca3547
  3. #ca6d35

Triadic

  1. #ca3547
  2. #47ca35
  3. #3547ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca3547
  2. #cab835
  3. #35cab8
  4. #3547ca

Square

  1. #ca3547
  2. #92ca35
  3. #35cab8
  4. #6d35ca

Monochromatic

  1. #51151c
  2. #8d2532
  3. #ca3547
  4. #da727e
  5. #eaaeb5

Shades

#ca3547 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca3547
  2. #b63040
  3. #a22a39
  4. #8d2532
  5. #79202b
  6. #651b24
  7. #51151c
  8. #3d1015
  9. #280b0e
  10. #140507
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca3547 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca3547
  2. #cf4959
  3. #d55d6c
  4. #da727e
  5. #df8691
  6. #e59aa3
  7. #eaaeb5
  8. #efc2c8
  9. #f4d7da
  10. #faebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca3547 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca3547
  2. #c33d4d
  3. #bb4452
  4. #b44c58
  5. #ac535e
  6. #a55b64
  7. #9e6269
  8. #966a6f
  9. #8f7175
  10. #87797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5c61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5a47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857943 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964e47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56544 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d61c41 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca3547 {
  color: #ca3547;
}
Background
.bg-ca3547 {
  background-color: #ca3547;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca3547 {
  border: 2px solid #ca3547;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca3547;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 53 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca3547 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca3547, #ca6d35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca3547 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 53 71 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.08 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.71 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.72 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.20 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.74 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.89 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.59 #35cab8 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca3547  rgb(202, 53, 71)  hsl(353, 58%, 50%)  Brick Red
#35cab8  rgb(53, 202, 184)  hsl(173, 58%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#47ca35  rgb(71, 202, 53)  hsl(113, 58%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3547ca  rgb(53, 71, 202)  hsl(233, 58%, 50%)  Ocean Blue