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#CA4A42

#ca4a42 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca4a42 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 29.02% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.37% magenta, 67.33% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 3.53°, with 56.2% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1785

Complementary

  1. #ca4a42
  2. #42c2ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca4a42
  2. #42ca8e
  3. #427eca

Analogous

  1. #ca427e
  2. #ca4a42
  3. #ca8e42

Triadic

  1. #ca4a42
  2. #42ca4a
  3. #4a42ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4a42
  2. #c2ca42
  3. #42c2ca
  4. #4a42ca

Square

  1. #ca4a42
  2. #7eca42
  3. #42c2ca
  4. #8e42ca

Monochromatic

  1. #5a1d19
  2. #96302a
  3. #ca4a42
  4. #db837e
  5. #ecbcb9

Shades

#ca4a42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4a42
  2. #b6433b
  3. #a23b35
  4. #8d342e
  5. #792c28
  6. #652521
  7. #511e1a
  8. #3d1614
  9. #280f0d
  10. #140707
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4a42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4a42
  2. #cf5c55
  3. #d56e68
  4. #da807b
  5. #df928e
  6. #e5a5a1
  7. #eab7b3
  8. #efc9c6
  9. #f4dbd9
  10. #faedec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4a42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4a42
  2. #c34f48
  3. #bb554e
  4. #b45a55
  5. #ac605b
  6. #a56561
  7. #9e6a67
  8. #96706d
  9. #8f7574
  10. #877b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6765 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6440 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c803e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd2c49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b5b41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96e40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d63a46 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4a42 {
  color: #ca4a42;
}
Background
.bg-ca4a42 {
  background-color: #ca4a42;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca4a42 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4a42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4a42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 74 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 56% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4a42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4a42, #ca8e42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4a42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 74 66 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.00 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.52 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.52 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.05 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.14 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.85 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.96 #35b5bd Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#ca4a42  rgb(202, 74, 66)  hsl(4, 56%, 53%)  Persian Red
#42c2ca  rgb(66, 194, 202)  hsl(184, 56%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise
#42ca4a  rgb(66, 202, 74)  hsl(124, 56%, 53%)  Lime Green
#4a42ca  rgb(74, 66, 202)  hsl(244, 56%, 53%)  Ocean Blue