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#CA3946

#ca3946 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca3946 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 22.35% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.78% magenta, 65.35% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 354.62°, with 57.77% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #ca3946
  2. #39cabd

Split complementary

  1. #ca3946
  2. #39ca74
  3. #398eca

Analogous

  1. #ca398e
  2. #ca3946
  3. #ca7439

Triadic

  1. #ca3946
  2. #46ca39
  3. #3946ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca3946
  2. #cabd39
  3. #39cabd
  4. #3946ca

Square

  1. #ca3946
  2. #8eca39
  3. #39cabd
  4. #7439ca

Monochromatic

  1. #54161c
  2. #902730
  3. #ca3946
  4. #da757e
  5. #eab2b7

Shades

#ca3946 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca3946
  2. #b6333f
  3. #a22e38
  4. #8d2831
  5. #79222a
  6. #651d23
  7. #51171c
  8. #3d1115
  9. #280b0e
  10. #140607
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca3946 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca3946
  2. #cf4d59
  3. #d5616b
  4. #da747e
  5. #df8890
  6. #e59ca3
  7. #eab0b5
  8. #efc4c8
  9. #f4d7da
  10. #faebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca3946 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca3946
  2. #c3404c
  3. #bb4752
  4. #b44e57
  5. #ac555d
  6. #a55d63
  7. #9e6469
  8. #966b6f
  9. #8f7274
  10. #87797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5e61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615c45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867a42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de033f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #975046 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66644 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d62342 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca3946 {
  color: #ca3946;
}
Background
.bg-ca3946 {
  background-color: #ca3946;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca3946 {
  border: 2px solid #ca3946;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca3946;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 57 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca3946 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca3946, #ca7439);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca3946 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 57 70 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.40 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.66 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.20 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.92 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.33 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.30 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.55 #35c6b9 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca3946  rgb(202, 57, 70)  hsl(355, 58%, 51%)  Brick Red
#39cabd  rgb(57, 202, 189)  hsl(175, 58%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#46ca39  rgb(70, 202, 57)  hsl(115, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#3946ca  rgb(57, 70, 202)  hsl(235, 58%, 51%)  Ocean Blue