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#CA4039

#ca4039 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca4039 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 25.1% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.32% magenta, 71.78% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 2.9°, 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1652

Complementary

  1. #ca4039
  2. #39c3ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca4039
  2. #39ca88
  3. #397aca

Analogous

  1. #ca397a
  2. #ca4039
  3. #ca8839

Triadic

  1. #ca4039
  2. #39ca40
  3. #4039ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4039
  2. #c3ca39
  3. #39c3ca
  4. #4039ca

Square

  1. #ca4039
  2. #7aca39
  3. #39c3ca
  4. #8839ca

Monochromatic

  1. #541916
  2. #902c27
  3. #ca4039
  4. #da7a75
  5. #eab4b2

Shades

#ca4039 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4039
  2. #b63a33
  3. #a2332e
  4. #8d2d28
  5. #792622
  6. #65201d
  7. #511a17
  8. #3d1311
  9. #280d0b
  10. #140606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4039 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4039
  2. #cf534d
  3. #d56661
  4. #da7974
  5. #df8c88
  6. #e5a09c
  7. #eab3b0
  8. #efc6c4
  9. #f4d9d7
  10. #faeceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4039 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4039
  2. #c34640
  3. #bb4d47
  4. #b4534e
  5. #ac5a55
  6. #a5605d
  7. #9e6664
  8. #966d6b
  9. #8f7372
  10. #877a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d615f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #675e37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de1540 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #995438 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76936 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d62c3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4039 {
  color: #ca4039;
}
Background
.bg-ca4039 {
  background-color: #ca4039;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca4039 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4039;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4039;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 64 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4039 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4039, #ca8839);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4039 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 64 57 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.01 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.08 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.36 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.45 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.78 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.78 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.00 #35bfc6 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#ca4039  rgb(202, 64, 57)  hsl(3, 58%, 51%)  Persian Red
#39c3ca  rgb(57, 195, 202)  hsl(183, 58%, 51%)  Dark Turquoise
#39ca40  rgb(57, 202, 64)  hsl(123, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#4039ca  rgb(64, 57, 202)  hsl(243, 58%, 51%)  Ocean Blue