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#C8212E

#c8212e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8212e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 12.94% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.5% magenta, 77% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 355.33°, with 71.67% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1356

Complementary

  1. #c8212e
  2. #21c8bb

Split complementary

  1. #c8212e
  2. #21c868
  3. #2182c8

Analogous

  1. #c82182
  2. #c8212e
  3. #c86821

Triadic

  1. #c8212e
  2. #2ec821
  3. #212ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8212e
  2. #c8bb21
  3. #21c8bb
  4. #212ec8

Square

  1. #c8212e
  2. #82c821
  3. #21c8bb
  4. #6821c8

Monochromatic

  1. #450b10
  2. #86161f
  3. #c8212e
  4. #e3535e
  5. #ed959b

Shades

#c8212e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8212e
  2. #b41e29
  3. #a01a25
  4. #8c1720
  5. #78141c
  6. #641117
  7. #500d12
  8. #3c0a0e
  9. #280709
  10. #140305
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8212e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8212e
  2. #ce3743
  3. #d34d58
  4. #d9646d
  5. #de7a82
  6. #e49097
  7. #e9a6ab
  8. #efbcc0
  9. #f4d3d5
  10. #fae9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8212e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8212e
  2. #c12b36
  3. #ba343e
  4. #b23e47
  5. #ab474f
  6. #a45157
  7. #9d5a5f
  8. #966467
  9. #8e6d70
  10. #877778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985356 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58502d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817427 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93422d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25d2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8212e {
  color: #c8212e;
}
Background
.bg-c8212e {
  background-color: #c8212e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8212e {
  border: 2px solid #c8212e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8212e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 33 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8212e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8212e, #c86821);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8212e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 33 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.99 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.84 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.12 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.13 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.86 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.87 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.90 #37ded1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#c8212e  rgb(200, 33, 46)  hsl(355, 72%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#21c8bb  rgb(33, 200, 187)  hsl(175, 72%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#2ec821  rgb(46, 200, 33)  hsl(115, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green
#212ec8  rgb(33, 46, 200)  hsl(235, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue