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#CA3553

#ca3553 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca3553 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.76% magenta, 58.91% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 347.92°, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #ca3553
  2. #35caac

Split complementary

  1. #ca3553
  2. #35ca62
  3. #359dca

Analogous

  1. #ca359d
  2. #ca3553
  3. #ca6235

Triadic

  1. #ca3553
  2. #53ca35
  3. #3553ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca3553
  2. #caac35
  3. #35caac
  4. #3553ca

Square

  1. #ca3553
  2. #9dca35
  3. #35caac
  4. #6235ca

Monochromatic

  1. #511521
  2. #8d253a
  3. #ca3553
  4. #da7287
  5. #eaaeba

Shades

#ca3553 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca3553
  2. #b6304b
  3. #a22a42
  4. #8d253a
  5. #792032
  6. #651b2a
  7. #511521
  8. #3d1019
  9. #280b11
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca3553 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca3553
  2. #cf4964
  3. #d55d75
  4. #da7287
  5. #df8698
  6. #e59aa9
  7. #eaaeba
  8. #efc2cb
  9. #f4d7dd
  10. #faebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca3553 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca3553
  2. #c33d58
  3. #bb445c
  4. #b44c61
  5. #ac5365
  6. #a55b6a
  7. #9e626e
  8. #966a73
  9. #8f7177
  10. #87797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5d65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5b53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837a4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954e53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a46551 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d61f49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca3553 {
  color: #ca3553;
}
Background
.bg-ca3553 {
  background-color: #ca3553;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca3553 {
  border: 2px solid #ca3553;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca3553;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 53 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca3553 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca3553, #ca6235);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca3553 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 53 83 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.52 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.92 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.97 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.13 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.46 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.89 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.37 #35caac Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca3553  rgb(202, 53, 83)  hsl(348, 58%, 50%)  Brick Red
#35caac  rgb(53, 202, 172)  hsl(168, 58%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#53ca35  rgb(83, 202, 53)  hsl(108, 58%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3553ca  rgb(53, 83, 202)  hsl(228, 58%, 50%)  Sapphire