Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ca8a8a, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.6%, and its lightness is 66.7%. 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 #ca8a8a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191111 to #b17979.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ca8a8a. In RGB, it consists of 79.2% Red, 54.1% Green, and 54.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 31.7% Magenta, 31.7% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 0.0°, with saturation of 37.6% and lightness of 66.7%. The decimal value for #ca8a8a is 13273738, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ca8a8a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
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Tints of #ca8a8a
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ca8a8a, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.6%, and its lightness is 66.7%. 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 #ca8a8a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d19999 to #f8f0f0.
Tones of #ca8a8a
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ca8a8a, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 37.6%, 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 #ca8a8a, which range from #aaaaaa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff5555 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #ca8a8a
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ca8a8a! For #ca8a8a, 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, #ca8a8a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #ca8a8a
This color, #ca8a8a, consists of 79.2% Red, 54.1% Green, and 54.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 202, Green = 138, Blue = 138. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ca8a8a is 0% Cyan, 31.7% Magenta, 31.7% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 202 | 138 | 138 |
Octal | 312 | 212 | 212 |
Hexa | #ca | #8a | #8a |
Binary | 11001010 | 10001010 | 10001010 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 0 | 31 | 31 | 20 |
Octal | 0 | 37 | 37 | 24 |
Hexa | #00 | #1f | #1f | #14 |
Binary | 00000000 | 00011111 | 00011111 | 00010100 |
Analogous Colors of #ca8a8a
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ca8a8a — 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 #ca8a8a.
Triadic Colors of #ca8a8a
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 #ca8a8a — 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 #ca8a8a.
Complementary Color of #ca8a8a
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ca8a8a — which has hue 0.0° — its complementary color is located at 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca8a8a.
Split Complementary Colors of #ca8a8a
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 #ca8a8a — 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 #ca8a8a.
Tetradic Colors of #ca8a8a
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 #ca8a8a — 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 #ca8a8a.
Monochromatic Colors of #ca8a8a
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ca8a8a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #986868 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #edbdbd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ca8a8a
We want to make getting started with #ca8a8a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ca8a8a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ca8a8a 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 #ca8a8a with other HTML elements.
#ca8a8a Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #ca8a8a;">The color of this text is #ca8a8a.</span>
#ca8a8a Background Color
<div style="background-color: #ca8a8a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ca8a8a.</div>
#ca8a8a Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ca8a8a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ca8a8a.</span>
#ca8a8a Border Color
<div style="border: #ca8a8a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ca8a8a.</div>
#ca8a8a Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca8a8a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca8a8a on a white background.</div></div>
#ca8a8a Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca8a8a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca8a8a on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #ca8a8a to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca8a8a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca8a8a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca8a8a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca8a8a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca8a8a to white.</div>
Gradient from #ca8a8a to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca8a8a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca8a8a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca8a8a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca8a8a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca8a8a to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #ca8a8a
In addition to using #ca8a8a 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 #ca8a8a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ca8a8a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 202, Green = 138, Blue = 138). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ca8a8a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #ca8a8a |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(202, 138, 138) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #ca8a8a; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #ca8a8a; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #ca8a8a; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(202, 138, 138); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#ca8a8a") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:202, green:138, blue:138, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:202 green:138 blue:138 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(202f, 138f, 138f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(202, 138, 138); |
#ca8a8a Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #ca8a8a the same way. For those with color blindness, #ca8a8a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ca8a8a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ca8a8a 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 #ca8a8a 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 #ca8a8a 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
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #ca8a8a 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 2.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.