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#CC032B

#cc032b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc032b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 1.18% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.53% magenta, 78.92% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 348.06°, with 97.1% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.1308

Complementary

  1. #cc032b
  2. #03cca4

Split complementary

  1. #cc032b
  2. #03cc40
  3. #0390cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0390
  2. #cc032b
  3. #cc4003

Triadic

  1. #cc032b
  2. #2bcc03
  3. #032bcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc032b
  2. #cca403
  3. #03cca4
  4. #032bcc

Square

  1. #cc032b
  2. #90cc03
  3. #03cca4
  4. #4003cc

Monochromatic

  1. #35010b
  2. #81021b
  3. #cc032b
  4. #fc204c
  5. #fd6b88

Shades

#cc032b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc032b
  2. #b80327
  3. #a30222
  4. #8f021e
  5. #7a021a
  6. #660216
  7. #520111
  8. #3d010d
  9. #290109
  10. #140004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc032b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc032b
  2. #d11c40
  3. #d63555
  4. #db4f6b
  5. #e06880
  6. #e68195
  7. #eb9aaa
  8. #f0b3bf
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc032b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc032b
  2. #c41034
  3. #bd1c3c
  4. #b52945
  5. #ae354d
  6. #a64256
  7. #9e4e5e
  8. #975b67
  9. #8f676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #994f54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544c2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807322 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943b2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45a26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc032b {
  color: #cc032b;
}
Background
.bg-cc032b {
  background-color: #cc032b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc032b {
  border: 2px solid #cc032b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc032b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 3 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc032b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc032b, #cc4003);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc032b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 3 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.90 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.58 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.83 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.19 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.74 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.23 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.28 #33fcd4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cc032b  rgb(204, 3, 43)  hsl(348, 97%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#03cca4  rgb(3, 204, 164)  hsl(168, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2bcc03  rgb(43, 204, 3)  hsl(108, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#032bcc  rgb(3, 43, 204)  hsl(228, 97%, 41%)  Persian Blue