Close to Fire Engine Red
#CA142E
#CA142E is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Fire Engine Red. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 7.8% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 82% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CA142E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.65:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CA142E as they’d see it.
#CA142E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CA142E
What color is #CA142E?
#CA142E is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Fire Engine Red. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 7.8% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 82% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #CA142E in RGB?
#CA142E is rgb(202, 20, 46): 202 red, 20 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CA142E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 90, 77, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CA142E?
PANTONE 186 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CA142E?
Its complement #127364 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.