Information about #CA0015 color

#CA0015 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CA0015 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 0, 21) — 79.2% red, 0% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 100 / 90 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CA0015 is a pure, full-strength warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Harvard Crimson (#C90016). Slightly further away sit Venetian Red (#C80815) and Blood Orange (#D1001C).

The recipe behind #CA0015 is rgb(202, 0, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CA0015 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CA0015 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CA0015 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CA0015

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#FF0A23

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#FF475A

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#FF8591

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#FFC2C8

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White

#FFFFFF

#CA0015 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CA0015

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#A30010

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#7A000C

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#520008

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#290004

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Black

#000000

#CA0015 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CA0015

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#C11527

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#B42D3A

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#A44650

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#936267

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Grey

#808080

#CA0015 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B8CC00

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#CC8F00

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#CC3D00

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#CA0015

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#CC0066

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#CC00B8

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#8F00CC

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#CA0015 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#CA0015
#CA0015

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#00CCB8
#00CCB8

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#CA0015
#CA0015

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#007ACC
#007ACC

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#00CC52
#00CC52

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#CC5200
#CC5200

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#CA0015
#CA0015

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#CC007A
#CC007A

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#CA0015
#CA0015

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#14CC00
#14CC00

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#0014CC
#0014CC

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#CA0015
#CA0015

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#CCB800
#CCB800

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#00CCB8
#00CCB8

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#0014CC
#0014CC

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#CA0015
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#7ACC00
#7ACC00

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#00CCB8
#00CCB8

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#5200CC
#5200CC

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Nearest named colors to #CA0015

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Harvard Crimson color link
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Blood Orange color link
Blood Orange

#D1001C

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Lava color link
Lava

#CF1020

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Boston University Red color link
Boston University Red

#CC0000

Pepsi Red color link
Pepsi Red

#C9002B

Legio color link
Legio

#C3130A

#CA0015 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA0015
  • RGB202, 0, 21
  • CMYK0, 100, 90, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 0, 21)
  • HSL354°, 100%, 40%
  • HSL Precise353.762°, 100%, 39.608%
  • HSV354°, 100%, 79%
  • HSB354°, 100%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.000, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.000, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.000, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDCA0015
  • DECIMAL ID13238293
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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