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#CA462C

#ca462c ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca462c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 27.45% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.35% magenta, 78.22% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 9.87°, 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 5.33.

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Relative luminance0.1712

Complementary

  1. #ca462c
  2. #2cb0ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca462c
  2. #2cca95
  3. #2c61ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2c61
  2. #ca462c
  3. #ca952c

Triadic

  1. #ca462c
  2. #2cca46
  3. #462cca

Tetradic

  1. #ca462c
  2. #b0ca2c
  3. #2cb0ca
  4. #462cca

Square

  1. #ca462c
  2. #61ca2c
  3. #2cb0ca
  4. #952cca

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1a11
  2. #8b301e
  3. #ca462c
  4. #dd7965
  5. #ebb0a4

Shades

#ca462c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca462c
  2. #b63f28
  3. #a23823
  4. #8d311f
  5. #792a1a
  6. #652316
  7. #511c12
  8. #3d150d
  9. #280e09
  10. #140704
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca462c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca462c
  2. #cf5941
  3. #d56b56
  4. #da7e6b
  5. #df9080
  6. #e5a396
  7. #eab5ab
  8. #efc8c0
  9. #f4dad5
  10. #faedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca462c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca462c
  2. #c34c34
  3. #bb523d
  4. #b45745
  5. #ac5d4e
  6. #a56356
  7. #9e695e
  8. #966f67
  9. #8f746f
  10. #877a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d645e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6128 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7e27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de2041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b572a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96c29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6333a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca462c {
  color: #ca462c;
}
Background
.bg-ca462c {
  background-color: #ca462c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca462c {
  border: 2px solid #ca462c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca462c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 70 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca462c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca462c, #ca952c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca462c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 70 44 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.33 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.33 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.34 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.57 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.91 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.66 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.81 #35b9d3 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#ca462c  rgb(202, 70, 44)  hsl(10, 64%, 48%)  Cinnabar
#2cb0ca  rgb(44, 176, 202)  hsl(190, 64%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#2cca46  rgb(44, 202, 70)  hsl(130, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#462cca  rgb(70, 44, 202)  hsl(250, 64%, 48%)  Ocean Blue