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#CA4E4E

#ca4e4e ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.39% magenta, 61.39% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 53.91% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #ca4e4e
  2. #4ecaca

Split complementary

  1. #ca4e4e
  2. #4eca8c
  3. #4e8cca

Analogous

  1. #ca4e8c
  2. #ca4e4e
  3. #ca8c4e

Triadic

  1. #ca4e4e
  2. #4eca4e
  3. #4e4eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4e4e
  2. #caca4e
  3. #4ecaca
  4. #4e4eca

Square

  1. #ca4e4e
  2. #8cca4e
  3. #4ecaca
  4. #8c4eca

Monochromatic

  1. #621d1d
  2. #9d2f2f
  3. #ca4e4e
  4. #dc8989
  5. #edc4c4

Shades

#ca4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4e4e
  2. #b64646
  3. #a23e3e
  4. #8d3737
  5. #792f2f
  6. #652727
  7. #511f1f
  8. #3d1717
  9. #281010
  10. #140808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4e4e
  2. #cf6060
  3. #d57171
  4. #da8383
  5. #df9595
  6. #e5a7a7
  7. #eab8b8
  8. #efcaca
  9. #f4dcdc
  10. #faeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4e4e
  2. #c35353
  3. #bb5858
  4. #b45d5d
  5. #ac6262
  6. #a56767
  7. #9e6c6c
  8. #967171
  9. #8f7676
  10. #877b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6969 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e674d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d814b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd354f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b5e4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9704c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6404f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4e4e {
  color: #ca4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-ca4e4e {
  background-color: #ca4e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #ca4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 54% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4e4e, #ca8c4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.73 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.87 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.97 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.45 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.64 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.56 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.56 #35b1b1 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#ca4e4e  rgb(202, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 54%, 55%)  Indian Red
#4ecaca  rgb(78, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 54%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#4eca4e  rgb(78, 202, 78)  hsl(120, 54%, 55%)  Lime Green
#4e4eca  rgb(78, 78, 202)  hsl(240, 54%, 55%)  Iris