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#CB2D29

#cb2d29 ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb2d29 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 17.65% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.83% magenta, 79.8% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 1.48°, with 66.39% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1473

Complementary

  1. #cb2d29
  2. #29c7cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb2d29
  2. #29cb7e
  3. #2976cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2976
  2. #cb2d29
  3. #cb7e29

Triadic

  1. #cb2d29
  2. #29cb2d
  3. #2d29cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2d29
  2. #c7cb29
  3. #29c7cb
  4. #2d29cb

Square

  1. #cb2d29
  2. #76cb29
  3. #29c7cb
  4. #7e29cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4c110f
  2. #8b1f1c
  3. #cb2d29
  4. #df6461
  5. #eca3a1

Shades

#cb2d29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2d29
  2. #b72925
  3. #a22421
  4. #8e201d
  5. #7a1b19
  6. #661715
  7. #511210
  8. #3d0e0c
  9. #290908
  10. #140504
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2d29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2d29
  2. #d0423e
  3. #d55754
  4. #db6c69
  5. #e0817f
  6. #e59694
  7. #eaaba9
  8. #efc0bf
  9. #f5d5d4
  10. #faeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2d29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2d29
  2. #c43532
  3. #bc3e3a
  4. #b54643
  5. #ad4e4c
  6. #a65755
  7. #9e5f5d
  8. #976766
  9. #8f6f6f
  10. #887877
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5958 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5526 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867721 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974827 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66225 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2d29 {
  color: #cb2d29;
}
Background
.bg-cb2d29 {
  background-color: #cb2d29;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb2d29 {
  border: 2px solid #cb2d29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2d29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 45 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2d29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2d29, #cb7e29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2d29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 45 41 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.70 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.09 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.24 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.79 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.03 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.31 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.62 #34d2d6 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cb2d29  rgb(203, 45, 41)  hsl(1, 66%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#29c7cb  rgb(41, 199, 203)  hsl(181, 66%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#29cb2d  rgb(41, 203, 45)  hsl(121, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2d29cb  rgb(45, 41, 203)  hsl(241, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue