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#CC112A

#cc112a ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc112a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 6.67% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.67% magenta, 79.41% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 351.98°, with 84.62% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #cc112a
  2. #11ccb3

Split complementary

  1. #cc112a
  2. #11cc55
  3. #1187cc

Analogous

  1. #cc1187
  2. #cc112a
  3. #cc5511

Triadic

  1. #cc112a
  2. #2acc11
  3. #112acc

Tetradic

  1. #cc112a
  2. #ccb311
  3. #11ccb3
  4. #112acc

Square

  1. #cc112a
  2. #87cc11
  3. #11ccb3
  4. #5511cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f050d
  2. #850b1b
  3. #cc112a
  4. #ef3b53
  5. #f58191

Shades

#cc112a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc112a
  2. #b80f26
  3. #a30e22
  4. #8f0c1d
  5. #7a0a19
  6. #660915
  7. #520711
  8. #3d050d
  9. #290308
  10. #140204
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc112a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc112a
  2. #d1293f
  3. #d64155
  4. #db586a
  5. #e0707f
  6. #e68895
  7. #eba0aa
  8. #f0b8bf
  9. #f5cfd4
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc112a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc112a
  2. #c41c33
  3. #bd273b
  4. #b53244
  5. #ae3d4c
  6. #a64955
  7. #9e545e
  8. #975f66
  9. #8f6a6f
  10. #887577
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5154 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564e29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817421 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943e29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55c25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc112a {
  color: #cc112a;
}
Background
.bg-cc112a {
  background-color: #cc112a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc112a {
  border: 2px solid #cc112a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc112a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 17 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 85% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc112a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc112a, #cc5511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc112a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 17 42 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.93 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.69 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.42 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.50 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.51 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.95 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.06 #33eed5 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cc112a  rgb(204, 17, 42)  hsl(352, 85%, 43%)  Fire Engine Red
#11ccb3  rgb(17, 204, 179)  hsl(172, 85%, 43%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2acc11  rgb(42, 204, 17)  hsl(112, 85%, 43%)  Lime Green
#112acc  rgb(17, 42, 204)  hsl(232, 85%, 43%)  Persian Blue