Recognised as Colour
#CA0028
- #CA0028
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CA0028 is a red with RGB values 202, 0, 40 and HSL 348°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#CA0028#CA0028
HEX#CA0028
RGBrgb(202, 0, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0, 0.1569
RGB percentages79.2%, 0%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(348.1, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.1, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 80.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,238,312
CSS custom property--colour: #CA0028;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#35FFD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00CAA2
Analogous#CA008D, #CA3D00
Triadic#28CA00, #0028CA
Split complementary#00CA3D, #008DCA
Tetradic#8DCA00, #00CAA2, #3D00CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G0
B40
Red202 (79.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue348.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 00 · B 28
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