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#CA4159

#ca4159 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca4159 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 25.49% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.82% magenta, 55.94% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 349.49°, with 56.38% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.1706

Complementary

  1. #ca4159
  2. #41cab2

Split complementary

  1. #ca4159
  2. #41ca6d
  3. #419dca

Analogous

  1. #ca419d
  2. #ca4159
  3. #ca6d41

Triadic

  1. #ca4159
  2. #59ca41
  3. #4159ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4159
  2. #cab241
  3. #41cab2
  4. #4159ca

Square

  1. #ca4159
  2. #9dca41
  3. #41cab2
  4. #6d41ca

Monochromatic

  1. #591924
  2. #952a3c
  3. #ca4159
  4. #db7d8d
  5. #ebb9c2

Shades

#ca4159 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4159
  2. #b63b50
  3. #a23447
  4. #8d2e3e
  5. #792735
  6. #65212d
  7. #511a24
  8. #3d141b
  9. #280d12
  10. #140709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4159 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4159
  2. #cf546a
  3. #d5677a
  4. #da7a8b
  5. #df8d9b
  6. #e5a0ac
  7. #eab3bd
  8. #efc6cd
  9. #f4d9de
  10. #faecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4159 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4159
  2. #c3475d
  3. #bb4e61
  4. #b45465
  5. #ac5a69
  6. #a5616d
  7. #9e6770
  8. #966d74
  9. #8f7378
  10. #877a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636159 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867d56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd244b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #975659 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66a57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d53251 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4159 {
  color: #ca4159;
}
Background
.bg-ca4159 {
  background-color: #ca4159;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca4159 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4159;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4159;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 65 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 56% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4159 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4159, #ca6d41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4159 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 65 89 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.64 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.44 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.21 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.36 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.55 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.71 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.18 #35bea6 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca4159  rgb(202, 65, 89)  hsl(349, 56%, 52%)  Brick Red
#41cab2  rgb(65, 202, 178)  hsl(169, 56%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#59ca41  rgb(89, 202, 65)  hsl(109, 56%, 52%)  Lime Green
#4159ca  rgb(65, 89, 202)  hsl(229, 56%, 52%)  Sapphire