Palettes / Colors / #CA211B
#CA211B — Red
#CA211B is a red color we call 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 #CA211B 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.
#CA211B 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 #1CC4CA; it also sits naturally between #CA1C6D and #CA791C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CA211B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 33, 27 |
| HSL | 2°, 76%, 45% |
| HSV | 2°, 87%, 79% |
| CMYK | 0%, 84%, 87%, 21% |
| XYZ | 25.10, 13.72, 2.36 |
| Yxy | 13.72, 0.6094, 0.3332 |
| CIE-Lab | 43.83, 62.88, 47.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 37.05, 59.01, 20.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 13% · Blue 11%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 87% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CA211B
.text { color: #CA211B; }
.background { background-color: #CA211B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA211B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 33, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 76%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA211B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 33, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA211B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 33, 27, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CA211B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA211B">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1CC4CA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.61:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.74:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #CA211B: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA211B
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CA211B: ·
How #CA211B 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 #CA211B rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CA211B?
#CA211B is Red, a red color (RGB 202, 33, 27). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CA211B?
#CA211B is RGB 202, 33, 27 — HSL 2°, 76%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 84%, 87%, 21%.
What colors go with #CA211B?
Its complement is #1CC4CA; analogous partners are #CA1C6D and #CA791C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CA211B for text?
White text on #CA211B has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.74:1.