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#CA423B

#ca423b ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca423b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.33% magenta, 70.79% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 2.94°, with 57.43% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1677

Complementary

  1. #ca423b
  2. #3bc3ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca423b
  2. #3bca8a
  3. #3b7cca

Analogous

  1. #ca3b7c
  2. #ca423b
  3. #ca8a3b

Triadic

  1. #ca423b
  2. #3bca42
  3. #423bca

Tetradic

  1. #ca423b
  2. #c3ca3b
  3. #3bc3ca
  4. #423bca

Square

  1. #ca423b
  2. #7cca3b
  3. #3bc3ca
  4. #8a3bca

Monochromatic

  1. #551a17
  2. #912c27
  3. #ca423b
  4. #da7c77
  5. #ebb6b3

Shades

#ca423b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca423b
  2. #b63b35
  3. #a2352f
  4. #8d2e29
  5. #792823
  6. #65211e
  7. #511a18
  8. #3d1412
  9. #280d0c
  10. #140706
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca423b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca423b
  2. #cf554f
  3. #d56862
  4. #da7b76
  5. #df8e89
  6. #e5a19d
  7. #eab3b1
  8. #efc6c4
  9. #f4d9d8
  10. #faeceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca423b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca423b
  2. #c34842
  3. #bb4e49
  4. #b45550
  5. #ac5b57
  6. #a5615e
  7. #9e6764
  8. #966d6b
  9. #8f7472
  10. #877a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6260 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685f39 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7d37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de1b42 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99553a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76a38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d62f3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca423b {
  color: #ca423b;
}
Background
.bg-ca423b {
  background-color: #ca423b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca423b {
  border: 2px solid #ca423b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca423b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 66 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 57% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca423b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca423b, #ca8a3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca423b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 66 59 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.36 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.48 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.71 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.71 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.73 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.78 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.15 #35bdc4 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#ca423b  rgb(202, 66, 59)  hsl(3, 57%, 51%)  Persian Red
#3bc3ca  rgb(59, 195, 202)  hsl(183, 57%, 51%)  Dark Turquoise
#3bca42  rgb(59, 202, 66)  hsl(123, 57%, 51%)  Lime Green
#423bca  rgb(66, 59, 202)  hsl(243, 57%, 51%)  Ocean Blue