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#CA422C

#ca422c ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca422c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 25.88% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.33% magenta, 78.22% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 8.35°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1663

Complementary

  1. #ca422c
  2. #2cb4ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca422c
  2. #2cca91
  3. #2c65ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2c65
  2. #ca422c
  3. #ca912c

Triadic

  1. #ca422c
  2. #2cca42
  3. #422cca

Tetradic

  1. #ca422c
  2. #b4ca2c
  3. #2cb4ca
  4. #422cca

Square

  1. #ca422c
  2. #65ca2c
  3. #2cb4ca
  4. #912cca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1911
  2. #8b2d1e
  3. #ca422c
  4. #dd7665
  5. #ebaea4

Shades

#ca422c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca422c
  2. #b63b28
  3. #a23523
  4. #8d2e1f
  5. #79281a
  6. #652116
  7. #511a12
  8. #3d140d
  9. #280d09
  10. #140704
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca422c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca422c
  2. #cf5541
  3. #d56856
  4. #da7b6b
  5. #df8e80
  6. #e5a196
  7. #eab3ab
  8. #efc6c0
  9. #f4d9d5
  10. #faecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca422c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca422c
  2. #c34834
  3. #bb4e3d
  4. #b45545
  5. #ac5b4e
  6. #a56156
  7. #9e675e
  8. #966d67
  9. #8f746f
  10. #877a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d625d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695e28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de163e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a542a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86a29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d62d38 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca422c {
  color: #ca422c;
}
Background
.bg-ca422c {
  background-color: #ca422c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca422c {
  border: 2px solid #ca422c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca422c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 66 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca422c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca422c, #ca912c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca422c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 66 44 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.85 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.11 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.32 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.32 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.72 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.97 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.99 #35bdd3 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#ca422c  rgb(202, 66, 44)  hsl(8, 64%, 48%)  Persian Red
#2cb4ca  rgb(44, 180, 202)  hsl(188, 64%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#2cca42  rgb(44, 202, 66)  hsl(128, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#422cca  rgb(66, 44, 202)  hsl(248, 64%, 48%)  Persian Blue