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#CD142E

#cd142e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd142e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 7.84% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.24% magenta, 77.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 351.57°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.1368

Complementary

  1. #cd142e
  2. #14cdb3

Split complementary

  1. #cd142e
  2. #14cd57
  3. #148acd

Analogous

  1. #cd148a
  2. #cd142e
  3. #cd5714

Triadic

  1. #cd142e
  2. #2ecd14
  3. #142ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd142e
  2. #cdb314
  3. #14cdb3
  4. #142ecd

Square

  1. #cd142e
  2. #8acd14
  3. #14cdb3
  4. #5714cd

Monochromatic

  1. #42060f
  2. #870d1e
  3. #cd142e
  4. #ec4159
  5. #f38796

Shades

#cd142e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd142e
  2. #b91229
  3. #a41025
  4. #900e20
  5. #7b0c1c
  6. #670a17
  7. #520812
  8. #3e060e
  9. #290409
  10. #150205
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd142e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd142e
  2. #d22c43
  3. #d74358
  4. #dc5b6d
  5. #e17282
  6. #e68a97
  7. #eba1ab
  8. #f0b9c0
  9. #f5d0d5
  10. #fae8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd142e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd142e
  2. #c51f36
  3. #be2a3e
  4. #b63447
  5. #ae3f4f
  6. #a74a57
  7. #9f555f
  8. #976067
  9. #8f6a70
  10. #887578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5256 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574f2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827526 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953f2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55d2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd142e {
  color: #cd142e;
}
Background
.bg-cd142e {
  background-color: #cd142e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd142e {
  border: 2px solid #cd142e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd142e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 20 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd142e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd142e, #cd5714);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd142e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 20 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.44 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.40 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.49 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.78 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.14 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.42 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.49 #32ebd1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cd142e  rgb(205, 20, 46)  hsl(352, 82%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#14cdb3  rgb(20, 205, 179)  hsl(172, 82%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2ecd14  rgb(46, 205, 20)  hsl(112, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#142ecd  rgb(20, 46, 205)  hsl(232, 82%, 44%)  Persian Blue