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#CA3807 Color

#CA3807 is rgb(202, 56, 7) in RGB, hsl(15, 93%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 97%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA3807
HEX#CA3807
RGBrgb(202, 56, 7)
HSLhsl(15, 93%, 41%)
HSVhsv(15, 97%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 97%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.189 35.6)
LABlab(46.96% 56.97 57.68)
LCHlch(46.96% 81.07 45.35)

What #CA3807 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CA3807, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#CA3807 Channel Values

How #CA3807 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 56 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 93% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 97% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 97% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA3807 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA3807 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA3807

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA3807; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CA3807

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA3807.

How #CA3807 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CA3807
Protanopia#666600
Protanomaly#995702
Deuteranopia#828200
Deuteranomaly#A46C00
Tritanopia#CB3434
Tritanomaly#CA3629
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA3807 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ca3807: #CA3807;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA3807;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca3807': '#CA3807' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.220, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_ca3807">#CA3807</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA3807"

More Brown Colors

#CA3807 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA3807 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA3807?

#CA3807 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(202, 56, 7) in RGB and hsl(15, 93%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.23.

What is the RGB value of #CA3807?

#CA3807 is rgb(202, 56, 7) — red 202, green 56, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA3807?

#CA3807 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 97%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA3807 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA3807 scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA3807 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA3807 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 18.94, which is visibly different.

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