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#CC052D

#cc052d ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc052d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 1.96% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.55% magenta, 77.94% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 347.94°, with 95.22% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.1314

Complementary

  1. #cc052d
  2. #05cca4

Split complementary

  1. #cc052d
  2. #05cc40
  3. #0590cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0590
  2. #cc052d
  3. #cc4005

Triadic

  1. #cc052d
  2. #2dcc05
  3. #052dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc052d
  2. #cca405
  3. #05cca4
  4. #052dcc

Square

  1. #cc052d
  2. #90cc05
  3. #05cca4
  4. #4005cc

Monochromatic

  1. #37010c
  2. #81031d
  3. #cc052d
  4. #fa244f
  5. #fb6f8b

Shades

#cc052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc052d
  2. #b80529
  3. #a30424
  4. #8f0420
  5. #7a031b
  6. #660317
  7. #520212
  8. #3d020e
  9. #290109
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc052d
  2. #d11e42
  3. #d63757
  4. #db506c
  5. #e06981
  6. #e68296
  7. #eb9bab
  8. #f0b4c0
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc052d
  2. #c41135
  3. #bd1e3e
  4. #b52a46
  5. #ae364e
  6. #a64357
  7. #9e4f5f
  8. #975b67
  9. #8f676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995054 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544c2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807325 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943b2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45b28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc052d {
  color: #cc052d;
}
Background
.bg-cc052d {
  background-color: #cc052d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc052d {
  border: 2px solid #cc052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc052d, #cc4005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.22 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.39 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.01 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.29 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.44 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.54 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.70 #33fad2 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cc052d  rgb(204, 5, 45)  hsl(348, 95%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#05cca4  rgb(5, 204, 164)  hsl(168, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2dcc05  rgb(45, 204, 5)  hsl(108, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#052dcc  rgb(5, 45, 204)  hsl(228, 95%, 41%)  Persian Blue