Recognised as Colour

#CA0003

#CA0003
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#CA0003 is a red with RGB values 202, 0, 3 and HSL 359°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#CA0003#CA0003

HEX#CA0003

RGBrgb(202, 0, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0, 0.0118

RGB percentages79.2%, 0%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(359.1, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.1, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 98.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,238,275

CSS custom property--colour: #CA0003;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#35FFFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#807100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DF000Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 20.6 Red · ΔE 20.8 Firebrick · ΔE 21.2 Crimson · ΔE 22.6 Tomato · ΔE 23.9 Dark red · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 20.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00CAC7

Analogous#CA0068, #CA6200

Triadic#03CA00, #0003CA

Split complementary#00CA62, #0068CA

Tetradic#68CA00, #00CAC7, #6200CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF9799

Lighter +30%#FF6466

Lighter +20%#FF3134

Lighter +10%#FD0004

Darker −10%#970002

Darker −20%#640001

Darker −30%#310001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA0003

Less saturated −25%#B1191B

Channel breakdown

R202

Red202 (79.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue359.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 00 · B 03

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