Information about #CA212E color

#CA212E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CA212E falls into the Red Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 33, 46) — 79.2% red, 12.9% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 66 / 61 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CA212E reads as a strongly colored earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Italy Red (#CD212A). Slightly further away sit Fire Engine Red (#CE2029) and Amaranth Red (#D3212D).

The recipe behind #CA212E is rgb(202, 33, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CA212E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CA212E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CA212E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CA212E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA212E
  • RGB202, 33, 46
  • CMYK0, 66, 61, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 33, 46)
  • HSL355°, 72%, 46%
  • HSL Precise355.385°, 71.915%, 46.078%
  • HSV355°, 84%, 79%
  • HSB355°, 84%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.129, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.129, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.129, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCA212E
  • DECIMAL ID13246766
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01