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#CB052B

#cb052b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb052b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 1.96% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.54% magenta, 78.82% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 348.48°, with 95.19% saturation and 40.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.1298

Complementary

  1. #cb052b
  2. #05cba5

Split complementary

  1. #cb052b
  2. #05cb42
  3. #058ecb

Analogous

  1. #cb058e
  2. #cb052b
  3. #cb4205

Triadic

  1. #cb052b
  2. #2bcb05
  3. #052bcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb052b
  2. #cba505
  3. #05cba5
  4. #052bcb

Square

  1. #cb052b
  2. #8ecb05
  3. #05cba5
  4. #4205cb

Monochromatic

  1. #36010b
  2. #80031b
  3. #cb052b
  4. #fa234c
  5. #fb6e89

Shades

#cb052b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb052b
  2. #b70527
  3. #a20422
  4. #8e041e
  5. #7a031a
  6. #660316
  7. #510211
  8. #3d020d
  9. #290109
  10. #140104
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb052b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb052b
  2. #d01e40
  3. #d53755
  4. #db506b
  5. #e06980
  6. #e58295
  7. #ea9baa
  8. #efb4bf
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb052b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb052b
  2. #c41134
  3. #bc1e3c
  4. #b52a45
  5. #ad364d
  6. #a64356
  7. #9e4f5e
  8. #975b67
  9. #8f676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #994f53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544c2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933b2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb052b {
  color: #cb052b;
}
Background
.bg-cb052b {
  background-color: #cb052b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb052b {
  border: 2px solid #cb052b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb052b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 5 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb052b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb052b, #cb4205);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb052b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 5 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.96 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.62 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.77 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.24 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.86 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.14 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.21 #34fad4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cb052b  rgb(203, 5, 43)  hsl(348, 95%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#05cba5  rgb(5, 203, 165)  hsl(168, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2bcb05  rgb(43, 203, 5)  hsl(108, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#052bcb  rgb(5, 43, 203)  hsl(228, 95%, 41%)  Persian Blue