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#CD1C2E

#cd1c2e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd1c2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 10.98% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.34% magenta, 77.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 353.9°, with 75.97% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1401

Complementary

  1. #cd1c2e
  2. #1ccdbb

Split complementary

  1. #cd1c2e
  2. #1ccd63
  3. #1c87cd

Analogous

  1. #cd1c87
  2. #cd1c2e
  3. #cd631c

Triadic

  1. #cd1c2e
  2. #2ecd1c
  3. #1c2ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd1c2e
  2. #cdbb1c
  3. #1ccdbb
  4. #1c2ecd

Square

  1. #cd1c2e
  2. #87cd1c
  3. #1ccdbb
  4. #631ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #460a10
  2. #8a131f
  3. #cd1c2e
  4. #e74f5e
  5. #f0929b

Shades

#cd1c2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd1c2e
  2. #b91929
  3. #a41625
  4. #901420
  5. #7b111c
  6. #670e17
  7. #520b12
  8. #3e080e
  9. #290609
  10. #150305
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd1c2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd1c2e
  2. #d23343
  3. #d74958
  4. #dc606d
  5. #e17782
  6. #e68e97
  7. #eba4ab
  8. #f0bbc0
  9. #f5d2d5
  10. #fae8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd1c2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd1c2e
  2. #c52636
  3. #be303e
  4. #b63a47
  5. #ae444f
  6. #a74e57
  7. #9f585f
  8. #976267
  9. #8f6c70
  10. #887678
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5457 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59512d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837626 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96422d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65e2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0029 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd1c2e {
  color: #cd1c2e;
}
Background
.bg-cd1c2e {
  background-color: #cd1c2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd1c2e {
  border: 2px solid #cd1c2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd1c2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 28 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd1c2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd1c2e, #cd631c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd1c2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 28 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.76 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.68 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.02 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.27 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.31 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.97 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.08 #32e3d1 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cd1c2e  rgb(205, 28, 46)  hsl(354, 76%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#1ccdbb  rgb(28, 205, 187)  hsl(174, 76%, 46%)  Turquoise
#2ecd1c  rgb(46, 205, 28)  hsl(114, 76%, 46%)  Lime Green
#1c2ecd  rgb(28, 46, 205)  hsl(234, 76%, 46%)  Persian Blue