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#CD232E

#cd232e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd232e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.93% magenta, 77.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 356.12°, 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 1.14.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #cd232e
  2. #23cdc2

Split complementary

  1. #cd232e
  2. #23cd6d
  3. #2383cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2383
  2. #cd232e
  3. #cd6d23

Triadic

  1. #cd232e
  2. #2ecd23
  3. #232ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd232e
  2. #cdc223
  3. #23cdc2
  4. #232ecd

Square

  1. #cd232e
  2. #83cd23
  3. #23cdc2
  4. #6d23cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0d11
  2. #8c181f
  3. #cd232e
  4. #e35a63
  5. #ee9ba0

Shades

#cd232e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd232e
  2. #b92029
  3. #a41c25
  4. #901920
  5. #7b151c
  6. #671217
  7. #520e12
  8. #3e0b0e
  9. #290709
  10. #150405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd232e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd232e
  2. #d23943
  3. #d74f58
  4. #dc656d
  5. #e17b82
  6. #e69197
  7. #eba7ab
  8. #f0bdc0
  9. #f5d3d5
  10. #fae9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd232e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd232e
  2. #c52c36
  3. #be363e
  4. #b63f47
  5. #ae484f
  6. #a75257
  7. #9f5b5f
  8. #976467
  9. #8f6d70
  10. #887778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5658 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b532c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847727 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97442d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6602a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd232e {
  color: #cd232e;
}
Background
.bg-cd232e {
  background-color: #cd232e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd232e {
  border: 2px solid #cd232e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd232e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 35 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd232e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd232e, #cd6d23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd232e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 35 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.14 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.91 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.67 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.47 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.57 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.82 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.98 #32dcd1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cd232e  rgb(205, 35, 46)  hsl(356, 71%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#23cdc2  rgb(35, 205, 194)  hsl(176, 71%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#2ecd23  rgb(46, 205, 35)  hsl(116, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green
#232ecd  rgb(35, 46, 205)  hsl(236, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue