All About Color #CA162E

#CA162E

About #CA162E

#CA162E is a medium red color with the hex code #CA162E. In RGB it is red 202, green 22, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 352°, saturation 80%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 89%, 77%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 5.73:1 on white and 3.67:1 on black.

#CA162E Color Conversion

Hex tripletCA, 16, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 89.11%, 77.23%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal202, 22, 46
HSL352°, 80%, 44%
RGB Octal312, 26, 56
HSV (HSB)352.00°, 89.11%, 79.22%
RGB Binary11001010, 10110, 101110
CIE-L*AB43.25, 65.54, 36.62
RGB Percent79.22%, 8.63%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH43.25, 75.08, 29.19
XYZ25.14, 13.33, 3.83
CIE-L*UV43.25, 127.77, 21.79
xyY0.59, 0.32, 13.33
Hunter-Lab36.51, 59.02, 19.33
RYB79.22%, 8.63%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CA162E on a dark background: contrast 3.67:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#CA162E on a light background: contrast 5.73:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CA162E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CA162E · #EC5165 · #770D1B · #16CAB2 · #51ECD7

Analogous palette

#B216CA · #CA1688 · #CA162E · #CA5816 · #CAB216

Triadic palette

#CA162E · #2ECA16 · #162ECA · #EC5165 · #65EC51

Tetradic palette

#CA162E · #88CA16 · #16CAB2 · #5816CA · #770D1B

Monochromatic palette

#40070F · #850F1F · #CA162E · #EA4359 · #F28896

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