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#CC112E

#cc112e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc112e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.67% magenta, 77.45% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 350.7°, 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 2.79.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1344

Complementary

  1. #cc112e
  2. #11ccaf

Split complementary

  1. #cc112e
  2. #11cc52
  3. #118bcc

Analogous

  1. #cc118b
  2. #cc112e
  3. #cc5211

Triadic

  1. #cc112e
  2. #2ecc11
  3. #112ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc112e
  2. #ccaf11
  3. #11ccaf
  4. #112ecc

Square

  1. #cc112e
  2. #8bcc11
  3. #11ccaf
  4. #5211cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f050e
  2. #850b1e
  3. #cc112e
  4. #ef3b57
  5. #f58193

Shades

#cc112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc112e
  2. #b80f29
  3. #a30e25
  4. #8f0c20
  5. #7a0a1c
  6. #660917
  7. #520712
  8. #3d050e
  9. #290309
  10. #140205
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc112e
  2. #d12943
  3. #d64158
  4. #db586d
  5. #e07082
  6. #e68897
  7. #eba0ab
  8. #f0b8c0
  9. #f5cfd5
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc112e
  2. #c41c36
  3. #bd273e
  4. #b53247
  5. #ae3d4f
  6. #a64957
  7. #9e545f
  8. #975f67
  9. #8f6a70
  10. #887578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5155 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564e2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817426 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943e2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55c2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc112e {
  color: #cc112e;
}
Background
.bg-cc112e {
  background-color: #cc112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc112e {
  border: 2px solid #cc112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 85% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc112e, #cc5211);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.79 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.75 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.75 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.24 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.55 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.56 #33eed1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cc112e  rgb(204, 17, 46)  hsl(351, 85%, 43%)  Fire Engine Red
#11ccaf  rgb(17, 204, 175)  hsl(171, 85%, 43%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2ecc11  rgb(46, 204, 17)  hsl(111, 85%, 43%)  Lime Green
#112ecc  rgb(17, 46, 204)  hsl(231, 85%, 43%)  Persian Blue