What color is #CA3434?

#CA3434 is a moderate red known as Smouldering Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Smouldering Red?

The RGB value is 202, 52, 52: 202 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Smouldering Red?

The complementary color is #34CACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA3434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Smouldering Red color: hex code #CA3434

#CA3434 rgb(202, 52, 52)

Shades of red

Smouldering Red has the hex code #CA3434. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 20.4% green and 20.4% blue (202, 52, 52).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 59% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 74% yellow and 21% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

Smouldering Red (#CA3434) color codes

HEX	`#CA3434`
RGB	`rgb(202, 52, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 20.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 59%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 74%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 74%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.99, 58.22, 36.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.99, 68.54, 31.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.208, 15.265, 4.815)`
Decimal	`13251636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Smouldering Red, 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 #CA3434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CA3434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	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 #CA3434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca3434; }
.text { color: #ca3434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca3434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 52 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca3434, #ca7f34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #CA3434 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CA3434?: #CA3434 is a moderate red known as Smouldering Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Smouldering Red?: The RGB value is 202, 52, 52: 202 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Smouldering Red?: The complementary color is #34CACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA3434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.