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#CA4B63

#ca4b63 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca4b63 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 29.41% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.87% magenta, 50.99% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 348.66°, with 54.51% saturation and 54.31% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.1849

Complementary

  1. #ca4b63
  2. #4bcab2

Split complementary

  1. #ca4b63
  2. #4bca72
  3. #4ba2ca

Analogous

  1. #ca4ba2
  2. #ca4b63
  3. #ca724b

Triadic

  1. #ca4b63
  2. #63ca4b
  3. #4b63ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4b63
  2. #cab24b
  3. #4bcab2
  4. #4b63ca

Square

  1. #ca4b63
  2. #a2ca4b
  3. #4bcab2
  4. #724bca

Monochromatic

  1. #601c29
  2. #9b2e42
  3. #ca4b63
  4. #db8696
  5. #edc1c9

Shades

#ca4b63 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4b63
  2. #b64459
  3. #a23c4f
  4. #8d3545
  5. #792d3b
  6. #652632
  7. #511e28
  8. #3d171e
  9. #280f14
  10. #14080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4b63 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4b63
  2. #cf5d73
  3. #d56f82
  4. #da8192
  5. #df93a1
  6. #e5a5b1
  7. #eab7c1
  8. #efc9d0
  9. #f4dbe0
  10. #faedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4b63 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4b63
  2. #c35066
  3. #bb5669
  4. #b45b6c
  5. #ac606f
  6. #a56672
  7. #9e6b74
  8. #967077
  9. #8f757a
  10. #877b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6870 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686763 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898160 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc3754 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #995d63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76f61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5405b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4b63 {
  color: #ca4b63;
}
Background
.bg-ca4b63 {
  background-color: #ca4b63;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4b63 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4b63;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4b63;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 75 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 55% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4b63 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4b63, #ca724b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4b63 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 75 99 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.71 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.23 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.08 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.10 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.13 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.45 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.09 #35b49c Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca4b63  rgb(202, 75, 99)  hsl(349, 55%, 54%)  Brick Red
#4bcab2  rgb(75, 202, 178)  hsl(169, 55%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#63ca4b  rgb(99, 202, 75)  hsl(109, 55%, 54%)  Lime Green
#4b63ca  rgb(75, 99, 202)  hsl(229, 55%, 54%)  Royal Blue