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#CA2E4E

#ca2e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.23% magenta, 61.39% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 347.69°, with 62.9% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1506

Complementary

  1. #ca2e4e
  2. #2ecaaa

Split complementary

  1. #ca2e4e
  2. #2eca5c
  3. #2e9cca

Analogous

  1. #ca2e9c
  2. #ca2e4e
  3. #ca5c2e

Triadic

  1. #ca2e4e
  2. #4eca2e
  3. #2e4eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2e4e
  2. #caaa2e
  3. #2ecaaa
  4. #2e4eca

Square

  1. #ca2e4e
  2. #9cca2e
  3. #2ecaaa
  4. #5c2eca

Monochromatic

  1. #4d121e
  2. #8c2036
  3. #ca2e4e
  4. #dd6880
  5. #eba6b4

Shades

#ca2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2e4e
  2. #b62946
  3. #a2253e
  4. #8d2037
  5. #791c2f
  6. #651727
  7. #51121f
  8. #3d0e17
  9. #280910
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2e4e
  2. #cf4360
  3. #d55871
  4. #da6d83
  5. #df8295
  6. #e597a7
  7. #eaabb8
  8. #efc0ca
  9. #f4d5dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2e4e
  2. #c33653
  3. #bb3e58
  4. #b4475d
  5. #ac4f62
  6. #a55767
  7. #9e5f6c
  8. #966771
  9. #8f7076
  10. #87787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82784a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #944a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4624b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d61044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2e4e {
  color: #ca2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-ca2e4e {
  background-color: #ca2e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #ca2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2e4e, #ca5c2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.18 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.76 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.36 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.65 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.65 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.65 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.86 #35d1b1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca2e4e  rgb(202, 46, 78)  hsl(348, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2ecaaa  rgb(46, 202, 170)  hsl(168, 63%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4eca2e  rgb(78, 202, 46)  hsl(108, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2e4eca  rgb(46, 78, 202)  hsl(228, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire