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#CA444D

#ca444d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca444d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 26.67% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.34% magenta, 61.88% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 355.97°, with 55.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #ca444d
  2. #44cac1

Split complementary

  1. #ca444d
  2. #44ca7e
  3. #4490ca

Analogous

  1. #ca4490
  2. #ca444d
  3. #ca7e44

Triadic

  1. #ca444d
  2. #4dca44
  3. #444dca

Tetradic

  1. #ca444d
  2. #cac144
  3. #44cac1
  4. #444dca

Square

  1. #ca444d
  2. #90ca44
  3. #44cac1
  4. #7e44ca

Monochromatic

  1. #5b1a1e
  2. #972b32
  3. #ca444d
  4. #db8086
  5. #ecbbbe

Shades

#ca444d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca444d
  2. #b63d45
  3. #a2363e
  4. #8d3036
  5. #79292e
  6. #652227
  7. #511b1f
  8. #3d1417
  9. #280e0f
  10. #140708
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca444d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca444d
  2. #cf575f
  3. #d56971
  4. #da7c82
  5. #df8f94
  6. #e5a2a6
  7. #eab4b8
  8. #efc7ca
  9. #f4dadb
  10. #faeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca444d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca444d
  2. #c34a52
  3. #bb5057
  4. #b4565c
  5. #ac5c61
  6. #a56267
  7. #9e686c
  8. #966e71
  9. #8f7476
  10. #877a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6466 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67614c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897e49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd2548 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99574d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76b4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6344a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca444d {
  color: #ca444d;
}
Background
.bg-ca444d {
  background-color: #ca444d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca444d {
  border: 2px solid #ca444d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca444d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 68 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 56% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca444d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca444d, #ca7e44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca444d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 68 77 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.65 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.03 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.04 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.55 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.88 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.16 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.65 #35bbb2 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca444d  rgb(202, 68, 77)  hsl(356, 56%, 53%)  Brick Red
#44cac1  rgb(68, 202, 193)  hsl(176, 56%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#4dca44  rgb(77, 202, 68)  hsl(116, 56%, 53%)  Lime Green
#444dca  rgb(68, 77, 202)  hsl(236, 56%, 53%)  Iris