What color is #CA4E33?

#CA4E33 is a moderate red known as Fox. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fox?

The RGB value is 202, 78, 51: 202 red, 78 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fox?

The complementary color is #33AFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA4E33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fox color: hex code #CA4E33

#CA4E33 rgb(202, 78, 51)

Shades of red

Fox has the hex code #CA4E33. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 30.6% green and 20% blue (202, 78, 51).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 60% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 75% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

Fox (#CA4E33) color codes

HEX	`#CA4E33`
RGB	`rgb(202, 78, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 30.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 60%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 75%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 75%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 47.83, 40.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 62.93, 40.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.682, 18.248, 5.196)`
Decimal	`13258291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fox, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CA4E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CA4E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CA4E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca4e33; }
.text { color: #ca4e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca4e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 78 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca4e33, #ca9933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #CA4E33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CA4E33?: #CA4E33 is a moderate red known as Fox. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fox?: The RGB value is 202, 78, 51: 202 red, 78 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fox?: The complementary color is #33AFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA4E33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.