Palettes / Colors / #CA0502

#CA0502 — Vivid Red

#CA0502 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #CA0502 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.

#CA0502 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 #02C7CA; it also sits naturally between #CA0263 and #CA6902. 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 2% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 99% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA0502

.text { color: #CA0502; }
.background { background-color: #CA0502; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA0502; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 5, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA0502; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 5, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA0502; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 5, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA0502">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA0502">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA0502

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #02C7CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA0502: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA0502

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 #CA0502 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 #CA0502 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

← #CA0501  ·  #CA0503 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA0502?

#CA0502 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 202, 5, 2). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA0502?

#CA0502 is RGB 202, 5, 2 — HSL 1°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 99%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA0502?

Its complement is #02C7CA; analogous partners are #CA0263 and #CA6902. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA0502 for text?

White text on #CA0502 has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.53:1.