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#CA2000 Piment Piquant

#CA2000 is a medium, vivid red named Piment Piquant. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 12.5% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(202, 32, 0)). Its HSL value is 10° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 100% yellow and 21% black. #CA2000 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.65:1.

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Variations of #CA2000

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CA2000 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CA200000AACA
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

CA2000AACA0000AACA2000CA
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CA2000 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CA2000 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 61% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #847400
  • Protanopia 56% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B4F00
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #864C00
  • Deuteranopia 61% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #847400
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C6100
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DF001E
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D30010
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #676767
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #895B5A

#CA2000 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.65:1 Good#CA2000 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.72:1 Poor#CA2000 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#CA2000 in CSS

/* Piment Piquant */
.color { color: #CA2000; }
.background { background-color: #CA2000; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CA2000; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 32 0);
color: hsl(10 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.538 0.206 31.7);

#CA2000 FAQ

What color is #CA2000?

#CA2000 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Piment Piquant. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CA2000?

#CA2000 is rgb(202, 32, 0) in RGB, hsl(10, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 84%, 100%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CA2000?

The complementary color of #CA2000 is #00AACA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CA2000?

White text has the best contrast on #CA2000: 5.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CA2000 a warm or cool color?

#CA2000 is a warm color.