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#CA2829

#ca2829 ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2829 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.2% magenta, 79.7% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 359.63°, with 66.94% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 0.97.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1423

Complementary

  1. #ca2829
  2. #28cac9

Split complementary

  1. #ca2829
  2. #28ca78
  3. #287aca

Analogous

  1. #ca287a
  2. #ca2829
  3. #ca7828

Triadic

  1. #ca2829
  2. #29ca28
  3. #2829ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2829
  2. #cac928
  3. #28cac9
  4. #2829ca

Square

  1. #ca2829
  2. #7aca28
  3. #28cac9
  4. #7828ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0f0f
  2. #8a1b1c
  3. #ca2829
  4. #df5f60
  5. #ec9f9f

Shades

#ca2829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2829
  2. #b62425
  3. #a22021
  4. #8d1c1d
  5. #791819
  6. #651415
  7. #511010
  8. #3d0c0c
  9. #280808
  10. #140404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2829
  2. #cf3e3e
  3. #d55354
  4. #da6969
  5. #df7e7f
  6. #e59494
  7. #eaa9a9
  8. #efbfbf
  9. #f4d4d4
  10. #faeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2829
  2. #c33132
  3. #bb3a3a
  4. #b44243
  5. #ac4b4c
  6. #a55455
  7. #9e5d5d
  8. #966666
  9. #8f6e6f
  10. #877777
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5657 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5327 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847621 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954628 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2829 {
  color: #ca2829;
}
Background
.bg-ca2829 {
  background-color: #ca2829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2829 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 67% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2829, #ca7828);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 0.97 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.78 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.11 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.56 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.29 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.16 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.53 #35d7d6 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ca2829  rgb(202, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 67%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#28cac9  rgb(40, 202, 201)  hsl(180, 67%, 47%)  Robin Egg Blue
#29ca28  rgb(41, 202, 40)  hsl(120, 67%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2829ca  rgb(40, 41, 202)  hsl(240, 67%, 47%)  Persian Blue