Recognised as Colour
#CA073E
- #CA073E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CA073E is a red with RGB values 202, 7, 62 and HSL 343°, 93%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#CA073E#CA073E
HEX#CA073E
RGBrgb(202, 7, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.0275, 0.2431
RGB percentages79.2%, 2.7%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(343.1, 93.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 96.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 96.5%, 69.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,240,126
CSS custom property--colour: #CA073E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#35F8C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#07CA93
Analogous#CA079F, #CA3207
Triadic#3ECA07, #073ECA
Split complementary#07CA32, #079FCA
Tetradic#9FCA07, #07CA93, #3207CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G7
B62
Red202 (79.2%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue343.08°
Saturation (HSL)93.3%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 07 · B 3E
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