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#CA272F

#ca272f ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca272f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 15.29% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.69% magenta, 76.73% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 357.06°, with 67.63% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1421

Complementary

  1. #ca272f
  2. #27cac2

Split complementary

  1. #ca272f
  2. #27ca71
  3. #2780ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2780
  2. #ca272f
  3. #ca7127

Triadic

  1. #ca272f
  2. #2fca27
  3. #272fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca272f
  2. #cac227
  3. #27cac2
  4. #272fca

Square

  1. #ca272f
  2. #80ca27
  3. #27cac2
  4. #7127ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0e11
  2. #8a1b20
  3. #ca272f
  4. #e05e64
  5. #ec9ea2

Shades

#ca272f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca272f
  2. #b6232a
  3. #a21f26
  4. #8d1b21
  5. #79171c
  6. #651418
  7. #511013
  8. #3d0c0e
  9. #280809
  10. #140405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca272f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca272f
  2. #cf3d44
  3. #d55259
  4. #da686d
  5. #df7d82
  6. #e59397
  7. #eaa9ac
  8. #efbec1
  9. #f4d4d5
  10. #fae9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca272f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca272f
  2. #c33037
  3. #bb393f
  4. #b44247
  5. #ac4b4f
  6. #a55458
  7. #9e5c60
  8. #966568
  9. #8f6e70
  10. #877778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5658 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b532d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95452e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4602b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca272f {
  color: #ca272f;
}
Background
.bg-ca272f {
  background-color: #ca272f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca272f {
  border: 2px solid #ca272f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca272f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 39 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca272f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca272f, #ca7127);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca272f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 39 47 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.38 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.85 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.87 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.80 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.81 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.84 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.91 #35d8d0 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ca272f  rgb(202, 39, 47)  hsl(357, 68%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#27cac2  rgb(39, 202, 194)  hsl(177, 68%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#2fca27  rgb(47, 202, 39)  hsl(117, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green
#272fca  rgb(39, 47, 202)  hsl(237, 68%, 47%)  Persian Blue