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#C72A2F

#c72a2f ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c72a2f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 16.47% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.89% magenta, 76.38% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 358.09°, with 65.15% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #c72a2f
  2. #2ac7c2

Split complementary

  1. #c72a2f
  2. #2ac773
  3. #2a7dc7

Analogous

  1. #c72a7d
  2. #c72a2f
  3. #c7732a

Triadic

  1. #c72a2f
  2. #2fc72a
  3. #2a2fc7

Tetradic

  1. #c72a2f
  2. #c7c22a
  3. #2ac7c2
  4. #2a2fc7

Square

  1. #c72a2f
  2. #7dc72a
  3. #2ac7c2
  4. #732ac7

Monochromatic

  1. #490f11
  2. #881d20
  3. #c72a2f
  4. #dd6064
  5. #eb9fa2

Shades

#c72a2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72a2f
  2. #b3262a
  3. #9f2226
  4. #8b1d21
  5. #77191c
  6. #641518
  7. #501113
  8. #3c0d0e
  9. #280809
  10. #140405
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72a2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72a2f
  2. #cd3f44
  3. #d25559
  4. #d86a6d
  5. #dd7f82
  6. #e39597
  7. #e9aaac
  8. #eebfc1
  9. #f4d4d5
  10. #f9eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72a2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72a2f
  2. #c03337
  3. #b93b3f
  4. #b24447
  5. #ab4c4f
  6. #a45558
  7. #9c5e60
  8. #956668
  9. #8e6f70
  10. #877778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985657 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b532d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827529 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93462e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25f2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72a2f {
  color: #c72a2f;
}
Background
.bg-c72a2f {
  background-color: #c72a2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c72a2f {
  border: 2px solid #c72a2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72a2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 42 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 65% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72a2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72a2f, #c7732a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72a2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 42 47 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.60 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.95 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.95 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.71 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.87 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.96 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.25 #38d5d0 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#c72a2f  rgb(199, 42, 47)  hsl(358, 65%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ac7c2  rgb(42, 199, 194)  hsl(178, 65%, 47%)  Robin Egg Blue
#2fc72a  rgb(47, 199, 42)  hsl(118, 65%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2a2fc7  rgb(42, 47, 199)  hsl(238, 65%, 47%)  Persian Blue