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#CD242F

#cd242f ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd242f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 14.12% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.44% magenta, 77.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 356.09°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.33.

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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #cd242f
  2. #24cdc2

Split complementary

  1. #cd242f
  2. #24cd6d
  3. #2483cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2483
  2. #cd242f
  3. #cd6d24

Triadic

  1. #cd242f
  2. #2fcd24
  3. #242fcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd242f
  2. #cdc224
  3. #24cdc2
  4. #242fcd

Square

  1. #cd242f
  2. #83cd24
  3. #24cdc2
  4. #6d24cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0d11
  2. #8c1920
  3. #cd242f
  4. #e25b64
  5. #ee9ca2

Shades

#cd242f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd242f
  2. #b9202a
  3. #a41d26
  4. #901921
  5. #7b161c
  6. #671218
  7. #520e13
  8. #3e0b0e
  9. #290709
  10. #150405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd242f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd242f
  2. #d23a44
  3. #d75059
  4. #dc666d
  5. #e17c82
  6. #e69297
  7. #eba7ac
  8. #f0bdc1
  9. #f5d3d5
  10. #fae9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd242f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd242f
  2. #c52d37
  3. #be363f
  4. #b64047
  5. #ae494f
  6. #a75258
  7. #9f5b60
  8. #976468
  9. #8f6e70
  10. #887778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5658 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b532d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857728 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97452e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7602b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd242f {
  color: #cd242f;
}
Background
.bg-cd242f {
  background-color: #cd242f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd242f {
  border: 2px solid #cd242f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd242f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 36 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd242f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd242f, #cd6d24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd242f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 36 47 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.33 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.85 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.87 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.41 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.55 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.85 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.02 #32dbd0 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cd242f  rgb(205, 36, 47)  hsl(356, 70%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#24cdc2  rgb(36, 205, 194)  hsl(176, 70%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#2fcd24  rgb(47, 205, 36)  hsl(116, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#242fcd  rgb(36, 47, 205)  hsl(236, 70%, 47%)  Persian Blue