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#CB142A

#cb142a ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb142a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 7.84% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.15% magenta, 79.31% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 352.79°, with 82.06% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.1336

Complementary

  1. #cb142a
  2. #14cbb5

Split complementary

  1. #cb142a
  2. #14cb5a
  3. #1486cb

Analogous

  1. #cb1486
  2. #cb142a
  3. #cb5a14

Triadic

  1. #cb142a
  2. #2acb14
  3. #142acb

Tetradic

  1. #cb142a
  2. #cbb514
  3. #14cbb5
  4. #142acb

Square

  1. #cb142a
  2. #86cb14
  3. #14cbb5
  4. #5a14cb

Monochromatic

  1. #40060d
  2. #850d1c
  3. #cb142a
  4. #ec3f54
  5. #f38592

Shades

#cb142a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb142a
  2. #b71226
  3. #a21022
  4. #8e0e1d
  5. #7a0c19
  6. #660a15
  7. #510811
  8. #3d060d
  9. #290408
  10. #140204
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb142a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb142a
  2. #d02c3f
  3. #d54355
  4. #db5b6a
  5. #e0727f
  6. #e58a95
  7. #eaa1aa
  8. #efb9bf
  9. #f5d0d4
  10. #fae8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb142a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb142a
  2. #c41f33
  3. #bc2a3b
  4. #b53444
  5. #ad3f4c
  6. #a64a55
  7. #9e555e
  8. #976066
  9. #8f6a6f
  10. #887577
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995154 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564e29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817422 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943e29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb142a {
  color: #cb142a;
}
Background
.bg-cb142a {
  background-color: #cb142a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb142a {
  border: 2px solid #cb142a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb142a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 20 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb142a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb142a, #cb5a14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb142a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 20 42 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.87 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.63 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.35 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.41 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.54 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.90 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.08 #34ebd5 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cb142a  rgb(203, 20, 42)  hsl(353, 82%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#14cbb5  rgb(20, 203, 181)  hsl(173, 82%, 44%)  Turquoise
#2acb14  rgb(42, 203, 20)  hsl(113, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#142acb  rgb(20, 42, 203)  hsl(233, 82%, 44%)  Persian Blue