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#CA382B Color

#CA382B is rgb(202, 56, 43) in RGB, hsl(5, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 79%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge) (#C0362C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA382B
HEX#CA382B
RGBrgb(202, 56, 43)
HSLhsl(5, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(5, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 79%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.185 29.3)
LABlab(47.13% 57.47 43.10)
LCHlch(47.13% 71.84 36.87)

What #CA382B 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 #CA382B, 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 red in the library.

#CA382B Channel Values

How #CA382B 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 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 79% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA382B 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 text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CA382B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA382B; 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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Tints & Shades of #CA382B

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA382B.

How #CA382B 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#CA382B
Protanopia#666628
Protanomaly#99572A
Deuteranopia#828217
Deuteranomaly#A46C21
Tritanopia#CA3737
Tritanomaly#CA3732
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA382B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca382b: #CA382B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA382B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca382b': '#CA382B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.220, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_ca382b">#CA382B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA382B"

More Red Colors

#CA382B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA382B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA382B?

#CA382B is a mid-tone red — rgb(202, 56, 43) in RGB and hsl(5, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge) (#C0362C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #CA382B?

#CA382B is rgb(202, 56, 43) — red 202, green 56, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA382B?

#CA382B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 79%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA382B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA382B scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA382B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA382B 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 firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 8.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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