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#CA3847

#ca3847 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca3847 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 21.96% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.28% magenta, 64.85% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 353.84°, with 57.94% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1584

Complementary

  1. #ca3847
  2. #38cabb

Split complementary

  1. #ca3847
  2. #38ca72
  3. #3890ca

Analogous

  1. #ca3890
  2. #ca3847
  3. #ca7238

Triadic

  1. #ca3847
  2. #47ca38
  3. #3847ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca3847
  2. #cabb38
  3. #38cabb
  4. #3847ca

Square

  1. #ca3847
  2. #90ca38
  3. #38cabb
  4. #7238ca

Monochromatic

  1. #53161c
  2. #8f2631
  3. #ca3847
  4. #da747f
  5. #eab1b7

Shades

#ca3847 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca3847
  2. #b63240
  3. #a22d39
  4. #8d2732
  5. #79222b
  6. #651c24
  7. #51161c
  8. #3d1115
  9. #280b0e
  10. #140607
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca3847 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca3847
  2. #cf4c59
  3. #d5606c
  4. #da747e
  5. #df8891
  6. #e59ca3
  7. #eaafb5
  8. #efc3c8
  9. #f4d7da
  10. #faebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca3847 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca3847
  2. #c33f4d
  3. #bb4652
  4. #b44e58
  5. #ac555e
  6. #a55c64
  7. #9e6369
  8. #966a6f
  9. #8f7275
  10. #87797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5e61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615b46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867a43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974f47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56645 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d62242 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca3847 {
  color: #ca3847;
}
Background
.bg-ca3847 {
  background-color: #ca3847;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca3847 {
  border: 2px solid #ca3847;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca3847;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 56 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca3847 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca3847, #ca7238);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca3847 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 56 71 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.10 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.72 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.08 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.19 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.34 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.65 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.71 #35c7b8 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca3847  rgb(202, 56, 71)  hsl(354, 58%, 51%)  Brick Red
#38cabb  rgb(56, 202, 187)  hsl(174, 58%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#47ca38  rgb(71, 202, 56)  hsl(114, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#3847ca  rgb(56, 71, 202)  hsl(234, 58%, 51%)  Ocean Blue