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#CA021A

#ca021a ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca021a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 0.78% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 87.13% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 352.8°, with 98.04% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.1267

Complementary

  1. #ca021a
  2. #02cab2

Split complementary

  1. #ca021a
  2. #02ca4e
  3. #027eca

Analogous

  1. #ca027e
  2. #ca021a
  3. #ca4e02

Triadic

  1. #ca021a
  2. #1aca02
  3. #021aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca021a
  2. #cab202
  3. #02cab2
  4. #021aca

Square

  1. #ca021a
  2. #7eca02
  3. #02cab2
  4. #4e02ca

Monochromatic

  1. #330006
  2. #7e0110
  3. #ca021a
  4. #fd1c37
  5. #fe6779

Shades

#ca021a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca021a
  2. #b60217
  3. #a20215
  4. #8d0112
  5. #790110
  6. #65010d
  7. #51010a
  8. #3d0108
  9. #280005
  10. #140003
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca021a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca021a
  2. #cf1b31
  3. #d53548
  4. #da4e5f
  5. #df6776
  6. #e5818d
  7. #ea9aa3
  8. #efb3ba
  9. #f4ccd1
  10. #fae6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca021a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca021a
  2. #c30f24
  3. #bb1b2e
  4. #b42839
  5. #ac3443
  6. #a5414d
  7. #9e4e57
  8. #965a61
  9. #8f676c
  10. #877376
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984e50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544a17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80710a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0013 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923a18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35912 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca021a {
  color: #ca021a;
}
Background
.bg-ca021a {
  background-color: #ca021a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca021a {
  border: 2px solid #ca021a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca021a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 2 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca021a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca021a, #ca4e02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca021a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 2 26 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.21 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.56 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.95 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.09 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.37 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.86 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.95 #35fde5 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#ca021a  rgb(202, 2, 26)  hsl(353, 98%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#02cab2  rgb(2, 202, 178)  hsl(173, 98%, 40%)  Medium Aquamarine
#1aca02  rgb(26, 202, 2)  hsl(113, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#021aca  rgb(2, 26, 202)  hsl(233, 98%, 40%)  Medium Blue