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#CD032B

#cd032b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd032b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 1.18% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 79.02% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 348.12°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.1322

Complementary

  1. #cd032b
  2. #03cda5

Split complementary

  1. #cd032b
  2. #03cd40
  3. #0390cd

Analogous

  1. #cd0390
  2. #cd032b
  3. #cd4003

Triadic

  1. #cd032b
  2. #2bcd03
  3. #032bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd032b
  2. #cda503
  3. #03cda5
  4. #032bcd

Square

  1. #cd032b
  2. #90cd03
  3. #03cda5
  4. #4003cd

Monochromatic

  1. #36010b
  2. #82021b
  3. #cd032b
  4. #fc214c
  5. #fd6c89

Shades

#cd032b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd032b
  2. #b90327
  3. #a40222
  4. #90021e
  5. #7b021a
  6. #670216
  7. #520111
  8. #3e010d
  9. #290109
  10. #150004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd032b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd032b
  2. #d21c40
  3. #d73555
  4. #dc4f6b
  5. #e16880
  6. #e68195
  7. #eb9aaa
  8. #f0b3bf
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd032b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd032b
  2. #c51034
  3. #be1c3c
  4. #b62945
  5. #ae354d
  6. #a74256
  7. #9f4e5e
  8. #975b67
  9. #8f676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5054 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544c2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817322 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943b2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd032b {
  color: #cd032b;
}
Background
.bg-cd032b {
  background-color: #cd032b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd032b {
  border: 2px solid #cd032b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd032b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 3 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd032b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd032b, #cd4003);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd032b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 3 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.75 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.46 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.94 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.05 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.62 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.19 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.41 #32fcd4 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cd032b  rgb(205, 3, 43)  hsl(348, 97%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#03cda5  rgb(3, 205, 165)  hsl(168, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2bcd03  rgb(43, 205, 3)  hsl(108, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#032bcd  rgb(3, 43, 205)  hsl(228, 97%, 41%)  Persian Blue