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#C62A2B

#c62a2b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c62a2b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 16.47% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.79% magenta, 78.28% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 359.62°, with 65% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.41.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1384

Complementary

  1. #c62a2b
  2. #2ac6c5

Split complementary

  1. #c62a2b
  2. #2ac677
  3. #2a79c6

Analogous

  1. #c62a79
  2. #c62a2b
  3. #c6772a

Triadic

  1. #c62a2b
  2. #2bc62a
  3. #2a2bc6

Tetradic

  1. #c62a2b
  2. #c6c52a
  3. #2ac6c5
  4. #2a2bc6

Square

  1. #c62a2b
  2. #79c62a
  3. #2ac6c5
  4. #772ac6

Monochromatic

  1. #480f10
  2. #871d1d
  3. #c62a2b
  4. #dd5f60
  5. #eb9e9f

Shades

#c62a2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c62a2b
  2. #b22627
  3. #9e2222
  4. #8b1d1e
  5. #77191a
  6. #631516
  7. #4f1111
  8. #3b0d0d
  9. #280809
  10. #140404
  11. #000000

Tints

#c62a2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c62a2b
  2. #cc3f40
  3. #d15555
  4. #d76a6b
  5. #dd7f80
  6. #e39595
  7. #e8aaaa
  8. #eebfbf
  9. #f4d4d5
  10. #f9eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c62a2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c62a2b
  2. #bf3334
  3. #b83b3c
  4. #b14445
  5. #aa4c4d
  6. #a35556
  7. #9c5e5e
  8. #956667
  9. #8e6f6f
  10. #877778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975656 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5229 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827424 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92462a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25f27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c62a2b {
  color: #c62a2b;
}
Background
.bg-c62a2b {
  background-color: #c62a2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c62a2b {
  border: 2px solid #c62a2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c62a2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 42 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 65% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c62a2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c62a2b, #c6772a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c62a2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 42 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.41 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.24 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.31 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.54 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.08 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.10 #39d5d4 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#c62a2b  rgb(198, 42, 43)  hsl(360, 65%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ac6c5  rgb(42, 198, 197)  hsl(180, 65%, 47%)  Robin Egg Blue
#2bc62a  rgb(43, 198, 42)  hsl(120, 65%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2a2bc6  rgb(42, 43, 198)  hsl(240, 65%, 47%)  Persian Blue