#ca1a1a Color Information

#ca1a1a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ca1a1a. In RGB, it consists of 79.2% Red, 10.2% Green, and 10.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 87.1% Magenta, 87.1% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 0.0°, with saturation of 77.2% and lightness of 44.7%. The decimal value for #ca1a1a is 13244954, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ca1a1a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ca1a1a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color202, 26, 26 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.2%, 10.2%, 10.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.208, 0.898, 0.898 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.871, 0.871, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color0.0°, 77.2%, 44.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color0.0°, 87.1%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.913, 13.370, 2.245 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color202, 26, 26 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13244954 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color43.315, 64.317, 47.426 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)43.315, 79.912, 36.404 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color43.315, 130.263, 28.090 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color36.565, 57.630, 21.955 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.615, 0.330, 13.370 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291435034 / 0xffca1a1a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #ca1a1a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ca1a1a, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.2%, and its lightness is 44.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ca1a1a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190303 to #b11717.

Tints of #ca1a1a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ca1a1a, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.2%, and its lightness is 44.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ca1a1a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d13737 to #f8e2e2.

Tones of #ca1a1a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ca1a1a, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ca1a1a, which range from #727272 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e40000 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ca1a1a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ca1a1a! For #ca1a1a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #ca1a1a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ca1a1a

This color, #ca1a1a, consists of 79.2% Red, 10.2% Green, and 10.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 202, Green = 26, Blue = 26. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ca1a1a is 0% Cyan, 87.1% Magenta, 87.1% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.2%
C0.0%
G10.2%
M87.1%
B10.2%
Y87.1%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 202 26 26
Octal 312 32 32
Hexa #ca #1a #1a
Binary 11001010 00011010 00011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 87 87 20
Octal 0 127 127 24
Hexa #00 #57 #57 #14
Binary 00000000 01010111 01010111 00010100

Analogous Colors of #ca1a1a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ca1a1a — which has hue 0.0° — its analogous colors are located at 0.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca1a1a.

Triadic Colors of #ca1a1a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ca1a1a — which has hue 0.0° — its triadic colors are located at 0.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca1a1a.

Complementary Color of #ca1a1a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ca1a1a — which has hue 0.0° — its complementary color is located at 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca1a1a.

Split Complementary Colors of #ca1a1a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ca1a1a — which has hue 0.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca1a1a.

Tetradic Colors of #ca1a1a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ca1a1a — which has hue 0.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 270.0°, 0.0°, 90.0°, and 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca1a1a.

Monochromatic Colors of #ca1a1a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ca1a1a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5f1414 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f56161 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ca1a1a

We want to make getting started with #ca1a1a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ca1a1a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ca1a1a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ca1a1a with other HTML elements.

#ca1a1a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ca1a1a.
<span style="color: #ca1a1a;">The color of this text is #ca1a1a.</span>

#ca1a1a Background Color

The background color for this text is #ca1a1a.
<div style="background-color: #ca1a1a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ca1a1a.</div>

#ca1a1a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ca1a1a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ca1a1a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ca1a1a.</span>

#ca1a1a Border Color

This is a div with border color #ca1a1a.
<div style="border: #ca1a1a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ca1a1a.</div>

#ca1a1a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca1a1a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca1a1a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca1a1a on a white background.</div></div>

#ca1a1a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca1a1a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca1a1a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca1a1a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ca1a1a to White

This is a gradient from #ca1a1a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca1a1a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca1a1a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca1a1a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca1a1a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca1a1a to white.</div>

Gradient from #ca1a1a to Black

This is a gradient from #ca1a1a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca1a1a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca1a1a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca1a1a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca1a1a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca1a1a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ca1a1a

In addition to using #ca1a1a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ca1a1a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ca1a1a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 202, Green = 26, Blue = 26). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ca1a1a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ca1a1a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(202, 26, 26)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ca1a1a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ca1a1a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ca1a1a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(202, 26, 26);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ca1a1a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:202, green:26, blue:26, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:202 green:26 blue:26 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(202f, 26f, 26f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(202, 26, 26);
 

#ca1a1a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ca1a1a the same way. For those with color blindness, #ca1a1a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ca1a1a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ca1a1a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ca1a1a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ca1a1a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ca1a1a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ca1a1a would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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