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#C02E2E

#c02e2e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c02e2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 18.04% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.04% magenta, 76.04% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 61.34% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1336

Complementary

  1. #c02e2e
  2. #2ec0c0

Split complementary

  1. #c02e2e
  2. #2ec077
  3. #2e77c0

Analogous

  1. #c02e77
  2. #c02e2e
  3. #c0772e

Triadic

  1. #c02e2e
  2. #2ec02e
  3. #2e2ec0

Tetradic

  1. #c02e2e
  2. #c0c02e
  3. #2ec0c0
  4. #2e2ec0

Square

  1. #c02e2e
  2. #77c02e
  3. #2ec0c0
  4. #772ec0

Monochromatic

  1. #451010
  2. #821f1f
  3. #c02e2e
  4. #d96161
  5. #e89f9f

Shades

#c02e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c02e2e
  2. #ad2929
  3. #9a2525
  4. #862020
  5. #731c1c
  6. #601717
  7. #4d1212
  8. #3a0e0e
  9. #260909
  10. #130505
  11. #000000

Tints

#c02e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c02e2e
  2. #c64343
  3. #cd5858
  4. #d36d6d
  5. #d98282
  6. #e09797
  7. #e6abab
  8. #ecc0c0
  9. #f2d5d5
  10. #f9eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c02e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c02e2e
  2. #ba3636
  3. #b33e3e
  4. #ad4747
  5. #a64f4f
  6. #a05757
  7. #9a5f5f
  8. #936767
  9. #8d7070
  10. #867878
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935555 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b522c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7228 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f462d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5e2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc0c2f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c02e2e {
  color: #c02e2e;
}
Background
.bg-c02e2e {
  background-color: #c02e2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c02e2e {
  border: 2px solid #c02e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c02e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 46 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 61% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c02e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c02e2e, #c0772e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c02e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 46 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.52 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.84 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.39 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.89 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.48 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.71 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.20 #3fd1d1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#c02e2e  rgb(192, 46, 46)  hsl(0, 61%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ec0c0  rgb(46, 192, 192)  hsl(180, 61%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#2ec02e  rgb(46, 192, 46)  hsl(120, 61%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#2e2ec0  rgb(46, 46, 192)  hsl(240, 61%, 47%)  Persian Blue