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#CD232B

#cd232b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd232b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 13.73% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.93% magenta, 79.02% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 357.18°, with 70.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 0.4.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1436

Complementary

  1. #cd232b
  2. #23cdc5

Split complementary

  1. #cd232b
  2. #23cd70
  3. #2380cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2380
  2. #cd232b
  3. #cd7023

Triadic

  1. #cd232b
  2. #2bcd23
  3. #232bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd232b
  2. #cdc523
  3. #23cdc5
  4. #232bcd

Square

  1. #cd232b
  2. #80cd23
  3. #23cdc5
  4. #7023cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0d10
  2. #8c181d
  3. #cd232b
  4. #e35a60
  5. #ee9b9f

Shades

#cd232b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd232b
  2. #b92027
  3. #a41c22
  4. #90191e
  5. #7b151a
  6. #671216
  7. #520e11
  8. #3e0b0d
  9. #290709
  10. #150404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd232b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd232b
  2. #d23940
  3. #d74f55
  4. #dc656b
  5. #e17b80
  6. #e69195
  7. #eba7aa
  8. #f0bdbf
  9. #f5d3d5
  10. #fae9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd232b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd232b
  2. #c52c34
  3. #be363c
  4. #b63f45
  5. #ae484d
  6. #a75256
  7. #9f5b5e
  8. #976467
  9. #8f6d6f
  10. #887778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5657 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5329 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857723 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97442a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76026 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd232b {
  color: #cd232b;
}
Background
.bg-cd232b {
  background-color: #cd232b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd232b {
  border: 2px solid #cd232b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd232b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 35 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd232b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd232b, #cd7023);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd232b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 35 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 0.40 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.91 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.99 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.09 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.25 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.54 #32dcd4 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cd232b  rgb(205, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 71%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#23cdc5  rgb(35, 205, 197)  hsl(177, 71%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#2bcd23  rgb(43, 205, 35)  hsl(117, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green
#232bcd  rgb(35, 43, 205)  hsl(237, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue