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#CC1925

#cc1925 ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc1925 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 9.8% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.75% magenta, 81.86% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 355.98°, with 78.17% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 0.96.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1367

Complementary

  1. #cc1925
  2. #19ccc0

Split complementary

  1. #cc1925
  2. #19cc67
  3. #197ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc197e
  2. #cc1925
  3. #cc6719

Triadic

  1. #cc1925
  2. #25cc19
  3. #1925cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc1925
  2. #ccc019
  3. #19ccc0
  4. #1925cc

Square

  1. #cc1925
  2. #7ecc19
  3. #19ccc0
  4. #6719cc

Monochromatic

  1. #44080c
  2. #881119
  3. #cc1925
  4. #e94954
  5. #f18d94

Shades

#cc1925 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc1925
  2. #b81721
  3. #a3141e
  4. #8f121a
  5. #7a0f16
  6. #660d13
  7. #520a0f
  8. #3d080b
  9. #290507
  10. #140304
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc1925 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc1925
  2. #d1303b
  3. #d64751
  4. #db5e66
  5. #e0757c
  6. #e68c92
  7. #eba3a8
  8. #f0babe
  9. #f5d1d3
  10. #fae8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc1925 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc1925
  2. #c4232e
  3. #bd2e37
  4. #b53840
  5. #ae4249
  6. #a64d53
  7. #9e575c
  8. #976165
  9. #8f6b6e
  10. #887677
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5354 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #584f23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83751b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954024 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55d20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc1925 {
  color: #cc1925;
}
Background
.bg-cc1925 {
  background-color: #cc1925;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc1925 {
  border: 2px solid #cc1925;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc1925;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 25 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc1925 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc1925, #cc6719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc1925 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 25 37 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 0.96 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.02 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.03 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.05 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.33 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.87 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.14 #33e6da Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cc1925  rgb(204, 25, 37)  hsl(356, 78%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#19ccc0  rgb(25, 204, 192)  hsl(176, 78%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise
#25cc19  rgb(37, 204, 25)  hsl(116, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1925cc  rgb(25, 37, 204)  hsl(236, 78%, 45%)  Medium Blue