#ca2500

Color #ca2500

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Orange Red #ff4500 · ΔE 19.01 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ca2500

RGB

rgb(202, 37, 0)

HSL

hsl(11, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 81.7%, 100%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(44.07, 61.55, 57.13)

LCH

lch(44.07, 83.98, 42.87)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.2028, 32.44)

HWB

hwb(11, 0%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00a5ca

Analogous

#ca0040

#ca2500

#ca8a00

Triadic

#ca2500

#00ca25

#2500ca

Split-complementary

#ca2500

#00ca8a

#0040ca

Tetradic

#ca2500

#a5ca00

#00a5ca

#2500ca

Square

#ca2500

#40ca00

#00a5ca

#8a00ca

Shades

Color #ca2500 mixed toward black.

#a81f00

#871900

#651300

#430c00

#220600

Tints

Color #ca2500 mixed toward white.

#fd2e00

#ff5732

#ff8165

#ffab98

#ffd5cc

Tones

Color #ca2500 mixed toward gray.

#b93011

#a83a22

#974532

#875043

#765a54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.78:1

White text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d0e · ΔE 48.5

Deuteranopia

#a5ad11 · ΔE 53.1

Tritanopia

#c61617 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 29.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ca2500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ca2500]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ca2500 (#ca2500) is rgb(202, 37, 0) in RGB.

No, #ca2500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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