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#CD0A2C

#cd0a2c ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd0a2c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 3.92% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.12% magenta, 78.54% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 349.54°, with 90.7% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1338

Complementary

  1. #cd0a2c
  2. #0acdab

Split complementary

  1. #cd0a2c
  2. #0acd4a
  3. #0a8ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd0a8e
  2. #cd0a2c
  3. #cd4a0a

Triadic

  1. #cd0a2c
  2. #2ccd0a
  3. #0a2ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0a2c
  2. #cdab0a
  3. #0acdab
  4. #0a2ccd

Square

  1. #cd0a2c
  2. #8ecd0a
  3. #0acdab
  4. #4a0acd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b030d
  2. #84061c
  3. #cd0a2c
  4. #f52f51
  5. #f8788e

Shades

#cd0a2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0a2c
  2. #b90928
  3. #a40823
  4. #90071f
  5. #7b061a
  6. #670516
  7. #520412
  8. #3e030d
  9. #290209
  10. #150104
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0a2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0a2c
  2. #d22341
  3. #d73b56
  4. #dc546b
  5. #e16c80
  6. #e68596
  7. #eb9dab
  8. #f0b6c0
  9. #f5ced5
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0a2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0a2c
  2. #c51634
  3. #be223d
  4. #b62d45
  5. #ae394e
  6. #a74556
  7. #9f515e
  8. #975d67
  9. #8f686f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5155 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817424 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953d2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0a2c {
  color: #cd0a2c;
}
Background
.bg-cd0a2c {
  background-color: #cd0a2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0a2c {
  border: 2px solid #cd0a2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0a2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 10 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0a2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0a2c, #cd4a0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0a2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 10 44 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.61 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.44 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.81 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.88 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.45 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.25 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.48 #32f5d3 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cd0a2c  rgb(205, 10, 44)  hsl(350, 91%, 42%)  Fire Engine Red
#0acdab  rgb(10, 205, 171)  hsl(170, 91%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#2ccd0a  rgb(44, 205, 10)  hsl(110, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0a2ccd  rgb(10, 44, 205)  hsl(230, 91%, 42%)  Persian Blue