Palettes / Colors / #CA0231

#CA0231 — Vivid Red

#CA0231 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #CA0231 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CA0231 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #02CA9B; it also sits naturally between #CA0295 and #CA3702. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 1% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 76% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CA0231

.text { color: #CA0231; }
.background { background-color: #CA0231; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA0231; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 2, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA0231; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 2, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA0231; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 2, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA0231">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA0231">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA0231

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Tones of #CA0231

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02CA9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA0231: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA0231

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CA0231 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA0231 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA0230  ·  #CA0232 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA0231?

#CA0231 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 202, 2, 49). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA0231?

#CA0231 is RGB 202, 2, 49 — HSL 346°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 76%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA0231?

Its complement is #02CA9B; analogous partners are #CA0295 and #CA3702. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA0231 for text?

White text on #CA0231 has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.