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#CB162E

#cb162e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb162e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 8.63% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.16% magenta, 77.34% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 352.04°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.1347

Complementary

  1. #cb162e
  2. #16cbb3

Split complementary

  1. #cb162e
  2. #16cb58
  3. #1689cb

Analogous

  1. #cb1689
  2. #cb162e
  3. #cb5816

Triadic

  1. #cb162e
  2. #2ecb16
  3. #162ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb162e
  2. #cbb316
  3. #16cbb3
  4. #162ecb

Square

  1. #cb162e
  2. #89cb16
  3. #16cbb3
  4. #5816cb

Monochromatic

  1. #41070f
  2. #860f1e
  3. #cb162e
  4. #eb4359
  5. #f28896

Shades

#cb162e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb162e
  2. #b71429
  3. #a21225
  4. #8e0f20
  5. #7a0d1c
  6. #660b17
  7. #510912
  8. #3d070e
  9. #290409
  10. #140205
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb162e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb162e
  2. #d02d43
  3. #d54558
  4. #db5c6d
  5. #e07382
  6. #e58b97
  7. #eaa2ab
  8. #efb9c0
  9. #f5d0d5
  10. #fae8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb162e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb162e
  2. #c42136
  3. #bc2b3e
  4. #b53647
  5. #ad404f
  6. #a64b57
  7. #9e565f
  8. #976067
  9. #8f6b70
  10. #887578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995255 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564f2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817426 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943f2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb162e {
  color: #cb162e;
}
Background
.bg-cb162e {
  background-color: #cb162e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb162e {
  border: 2px solid #cb162e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb162e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 22 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb162e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb162e, #cb5816);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb162e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 22 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.56 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.51 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.56 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.62 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.38 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.36 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.37 #34e9d1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cb162e  rgb(203, 22, 46)  hsl(352, 80%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#16cbb3  rgb(22, 203, 179)  hsl(172, 80%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2ecb16  rgb(46, 203, 22)  hsl(112, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#162ecb  rgb(22, 46, 203)  hsl(232, 80%, 44%)  Persian Blue