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#CC262D

#cc262d ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc262d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 14.9% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.37% magenta, 77.94% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 357.47°, with 68.6% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 0.8.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1441

Complementary

  1. #cc262d
  2. #26ccc5

Split complementary

  1. #cc262d
  2. #26cc72
  3. #2680cc

Analogous

  1. #cc2680
  2. #cc262d
  3. #cc7226

Triadic

  1. #cc262d
  2. #2dcc26
  3. #262dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc262d
  2. #ccc526
  3. #26ccc5
  4. #262dcc

Square

  1. #cc262d
  2. #80cc26
  3. #26ccc5
  4. #7226cc

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0e11
  2. #8c1a1f
  3. #cc262d
  4. #e15e63
  5. #ed9ea1

Shades

#cc262d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc262d
  2. #b82229
  3. #a31e24
  4. #8f1b20
  5. #7a171b
  6. #661317
  7. #520f12
  8. #3d0b0e
  9. #290809
  10. #140405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc262d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc262d
  2. #d13c42
  3. #d65157
  4. #db676c
  5. #e07d81
  6. #e69396
  7. #eba8ab
  8. #f0bec0
  9. #f5d4d5
  10. #fae9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc262d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc262d
  2. #c42f35
  3. #bd383e
  4. #b54146
  5. #ae4a4e
  6. #a65357
  7. #9e5c5f
  8. #976567
  9. #8f6e6f
  10. #887778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c532b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847726 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96452c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66029 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc262d {
  color: #cc262d;
}
Background
.bg-cc262d {
  background-color: #cc262d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc262d {
  border: 2px solid #cc262d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc262d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 38 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc262d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc262d, #cc7226);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc262d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 38 45 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 0.80 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.66 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.38 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.33 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.47 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.05 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.44 #33d9d2 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cc262d  rgb(204, 38, 45)  hsl(357, 69%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#26ccc5  rgb(38, 204, 197)  hsl(177, 69%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#2dcc26  rgb(45, 204, 38)  hsl(117, 69%, 47%)  Lime Green
#262dcc  rgb(38, 45, 204)  hsl(237, 69%, 47%)  Persian Blue