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#CB232D

#cb232d ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb232d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 13.73% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.76% magenta, 77.83% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 356.43°, with 70.59% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.09.

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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #cb232d
  2. #23cbc1

Split complementary

  1. #cb232d
  2. #23cb6d
  3. #2381cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2381
  2. #cb232d
  3. #cb6d23

Triadic

  1. #cb232d
  2. #2dcb23
  3. #232dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb232d
  2. #cbc123
  3. #23cbc1
  4. #232dcb

Square

  1. #cb232d
  2. #81cb23
  3. #23cbc1
  4. #6d23cb

Monochromatic

  1. #490d10
  2. #8a181f
  3. #cb232d
  4. #e25860
  5. #ee9a9f

Shades

#cb232d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb232d
  2. #b72029
  3. #a21c24
  4. #8e1920
  5. #7a151b
  6. #661217
  7. #510e12
  8. #3d0b0e
  9. #290709
  10. #140405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb232d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb232d
  2. #d03942
  3. #d54f57
  4. #db656c
  5. #e07b81
  6. #e59196
  7. #eaa7ab
  8. #efbdc0
  9. #f5d3d5
  10. #fae9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb232d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb232d
  2. #c42c35
  3. #bc363e
  4. #b53f46
  5. #ad484e
  6. #a65257
  7. #9e5b5f
  8. #976467
  9. #8f6d6f
  10. #887778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5557 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a522b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837626 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95442c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55f29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb232d {
  color: #cb232d;
}
Background
.bg-cb232d {
  background-color: #cb232d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb232d {
  border: 2px solid #cb232d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb232d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 35 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb232d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb232d, #cb6d23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb232d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 35 45 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.09 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.10 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.51 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.52 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.72 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.92 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.96 #34dcd2 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cb232d  rgb(203, 35, 45)  hsl(356, 71%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#23cbc1  rgb(35, 203, 193)  hsl(176, 71%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#2dcb23  rgb(45, 203, 35)  hsl(116, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green
#232dcb  rgb(35, 45, 203)  hsl(236, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue