What color is #CA400F?

#CA400F is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Fire Bolt. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA400F?

The RGB value is 202, 64, 15: 202 red, 64 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA400F?

The complementary color is #0F99CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA400F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA400F color

#CA400F rgb(202, 64, 15)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CA400F is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 25.1% green and 5.9% blue (202, 64, 15).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 86% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 93% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Fire Bolt (#CC4411), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#CA400F color codes

HEX	`#CA400F`
RGB	`rgb(202, 64, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 25.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 86%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 93%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 93%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.32, 52.82, 54.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.32, 75.99, 45.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.28, 16.262, 2.207)`
Decimal	`13254671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA400F, 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 #CA400F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CA400F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #CA400F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca400f; }
.text { color: #ca400f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca400f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 64 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca400f, #ca9e0f); }

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Questions

What color is #CA400F?: #CA400F is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Fire Bolt. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA400F?: The RGB value is 202, 64, 15: 202 red, 64 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA400F?: The complementary color is #0F99CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA400F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.