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#C91C2A

#c91c2a ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c91c2a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 10.98% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.07% magenta, 79.1% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 355.14°, with 75.55% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.53.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1342

Complementary

  1. #c91c2a
  2. #1cc9bb

Split complementary

  1. #c91c2a
  2. #1cc964
  3. #1c81c9

Analogous

  1. #c91c81
  2. #c91c2a
  3. #c9641c

Triadic

  1. #c91c2a
  2. #2ac91c
  3. #1c2ac9

Tetradic

  1. #c91c2a
  2. #c9bb1c
  3. #1cc9bb
  4. #1c2ac9

Square

  1. #c91c2a
  2. #81c91c
  3. #1cc9bb
  4. #641cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #43090e
  2. #86131c
  3. #c91c2a
  4. #e64b58
  5. #ef8f96

Shades

#c91c2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91c2a
  2. #b51926
  3. #a11622
  4. #8d141d
  5. #791119
  6. #650e15
  7. #500b11
  8. #3c080d
  9. #280608
  10. #140304
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91c2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91c2a
  2. #ce333f
  3. #d44955
  4. #d9606a
  5. #df777f
  6. #e48e95
  7. #e9a4aa
  8. #efbbbf
  9. #f4d2d4
  10. #fae8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91c2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91c2a
  2. #c22633
  3. #ba303b
  4. #b33a44
  5. #ac444c
  6. #a54e55
  7. #9d585e
  8. #966266
  9. #8f6c6f
  10. #877677
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985255 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574f28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817322 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934029 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35c25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91c2a {
  color: #c91c2a;
}
Background
.bg-c91c2a {
  background-color: #c91c2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c91c2a {
  border: 2px solid #c91c2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91c2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 28 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91c2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91c2a, #c9641c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91c2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 28 42 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.53 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.36 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.00 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.08 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.58 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.85 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.17 #36e3d5 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#c91c2a  rgb(201, 28, 42)  hsl(355, 76%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#1cc9bb  rgb(28, 201, 187)  hsl(175, 76%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise
#2ac91c  rgb(42, 201, 28)  hsl(115, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1c2ac9  rgb(28, 42, 201)  hsl(235, 76%, 45%)  Persian Blue