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#CD2128

#cd2128 ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2128 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 12.94% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.9% magenta, 80.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 357.56°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 0.34.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #cd2128
  2. #21cdc6

Split complementary

  1. #cd2128
  2. #21cd70
  3. #217ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd217e
  2. #cd2128
  3. #cd7021

Triadic

  1. #cd2128
  2. #28cd21
  3. #2128cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2128
  2. #cdc621
  3. #21cdc6
  4. #2128cd

Square

  1. #cd2128
  2. #7ecd21
  3. #21cdc6
  4. #7021cd

Monochromatic

  1. #490c0e
  2. #8b161b
  3. #cd2128
  4. #e4575c
  5. #ef999c

Shades

#cd2128 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2128
  2. #b91e24
  3. #a41a20
  4. #90171c
  5. #7b1418
  6. #671114
  7. #520d10
  8. #3e0a0c
  9. #290708
  10. #150304
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2128 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2128
  2. #d2373e
  3. #d74d53
  4. #dc6469
  5. #e17a7e
  6. #e69094
  7. #eba6a9
  8. #f0bcbf
  9. #f5d3d4
  10. #fae9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2128 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2128
  2. #c52b31
  3. #be343a
  4. #b63e42
  5. #ae474b
  6. #a75154
  7. #9f5a5d
  8. #976466
  9. #8f6d6e
  10. #887777
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5556 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5226 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84761f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964327 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65f23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2128 {
  color: #cd2128;
}
Background
.bg-cd2128 {
  background-color: #cd2128;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2128 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2128;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2128;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 33 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2128 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2128, #cd7021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2128 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 33 40 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 0.34 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.42 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.29 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.57 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.93 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.38 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.72 #32ded7 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cd2128  rgb(205, 33, 40)  hsl(358, 72%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#21cdc6  rgb(33, 205, 198)  hsl(178, 72%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#28cd21  rgb(40, 205, 33)  hsl(118, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2128cd  rgb(33, 40, 205)  hsl(238, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue