#ca0c37 Color Information

#ca0c37 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 #ca0c37. In RGB, it consists of 79.2% Red, 4.7% Green, and 21.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 94.1% Magenta, 72.8% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 346.4°, with saturation of 88.8% and lightness of 42%. The decimal value for #ca0c37 is 13241399, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc0033. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ca0c37 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#ca0c37 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color202, 12, 55 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.2%, 4.7%, 21.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.208, 0.953, 0.784 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.941, 0.728, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color346.4°, 88.8%, 42.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color346.4°, 94.1%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color25.178, 13.095, 4.815 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color202, 12, 55 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13241399 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color42.906, 67.211, 30.838 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)42.906, 73.948, 24.646 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color42.906, 127.629, 17.263 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color36.187, 60.867, 17.442 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.584, 0.304, 13.095 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291431479 / 0xffca0c37 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc0033 Copy
Last Updated: November 26, 2024

Shades of #ca0c37

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ca0c37, its pure hue is 346.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.8%, and its lightness is 42.0%. 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 #ca0c37, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190207 to #b10b30.

Tints of #ca0c37

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ca0c37, its pure hue is 346.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.8%, and its lightness is 42.0%. 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 #ca0c37, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d12a50 to #f8e1e6.

Tones of #ca0c37

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ca0c37, its pure hue is 346.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.8%, 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 #ca0c37, which range from #6b6b6b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d60030 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ca0c37

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ca0c37! For #ca0c37, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ca0c37. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ca0c37

This color, #ca0c37, consists of 79.2% Red, 4.7% Green, and 21.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 202, Green = 12, Blue = 55. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ca0c37 is 0% Cyan, 94.1% Magenta, 72.8% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.2%
C0.0%
G4.7%
M94.1%
B21.6%
Y72.8%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 202 12 55
Octal 312 14 67
Hexa #ca #0c #37
Binary 11001010 00001100 00110111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 94 72 20
Octal 0 136 110 24
Hexa #00 #5e #48 #14
Binary 00000000 01011110 01001000 00010100

Analogous Colors of #ca0c37

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ca0c37 — which has hue 346.4° — its analogous colors are located at 16.4° and 346.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca0c37.

Triadic Colors of #ca0c37

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 #ca0c37 — which has hue 346.4° — its triadic colors are located at 106.4° and 346.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca0c37.

Complementary Color of #ca0c37

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ca0c37 — which has hue 346.4° — its complementary color is located at 166.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca0c37.

Split Complementary Colors of #ca0c37

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 #ca0c37 — which has hue 346.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 136.4° and 346.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca0c37.

Tetradic Colors of #ca0c37

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 #ca0c37 — which has hue 346.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 256.4°, 346.4°, 76.4°, and 166.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca0c37.

Monochromatic Colors of #ca0c37

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ca0c37, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #62091d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fa4770 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ca0c37

We want to make getting started with #ca0c37 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ca0c37 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ca0c37 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 #ca0c37 with other HTML elements.

#ca0c37 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ca0c37.
<span style="color: #ca0c37;">The color of this text is #ca0c37.</span>

#ca0c37 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ca0c37.
<div style="background-color: #ca0c37; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ca0c37.</div>

#ca0c37 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ca0c37.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ca0c37;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ca0c37.</span>

#ca0c37 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ca0c37.
<div style="border: #ca0c37 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ca0c37.</div>

#ca0c37 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca0c37 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca0c37; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca0c37 on a white background.</div></div>

#ca0c37 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca0c37 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca0c37; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca0c37 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ca0c37 to White

This is a gradient from #ca0c37 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca0c37,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca0c37,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca0c37,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca0c37,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca0c37 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ca0c37 to Black

This is a gradient from #ca0c37 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca0c37,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca0c37,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca0c37,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca0c37,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca0c37 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ca0c37

In addition to using #ca0c37 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 #ca0c37 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ca0c37, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 202, Green = 12, Blue = 55). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ca0c37 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 #ca0c37
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(202, 12, 55)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ca0c37; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ca0c37; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ca0c37; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(202, 12, 55);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ca0c37")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:202, green:12, blue:55, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:202 green:12 blue:55 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(202f, 12f, 55f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(202, 12, 55);
 

#ca0c37 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ca0c37 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ca0c37 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ca0c37 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ca0c37 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 #ca0c37 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 #ca0c37 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 #ca0c37 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 5.8:1 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 #ca0c37 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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