Information about #CA5049 color

#CA5049 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CA5049 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 80, 73) — 79.2% red, 31.4% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 48 / 51 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CA5049 reads as a pleasantly vivid red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Catalyst (#C85241). Slightly further away sit English Vermillion (#CC474B) and Cedar Chest (#C95A49).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(202, 80, 73)), which gives #CA5049 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CA5049: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. No one has named #CA5049 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CA5049 color variations

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#CA5049 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CA5049

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

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Faded Red color link
Faded Red

#D3494E

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

#CA5049 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA5049
  • RGB202, 80, 73
  • CMYK0, 48, 51, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 80, 73)
  • HSL3°, 55%, 54%
  • HSL Precise3.256°, 54.894%, 53.922%
  • HSV3°, 64%, 79%
  • HSB3°, 64%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.314, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.314, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.314, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCA5049
  • DECIMAL ID13258825
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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