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#CE032B

#ce032b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ce032b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 1.18% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 79.13% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 348.18°, with 97.13% saturation and 40.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.1336

Complementary

  1. #ce032b
  2. #03cea6

Split complementary

  1. #ce032b
  2. #03ce41
  3. #0390ce

Analogous

  1. #ce0390
  2. #ce032b
  3. #ce4103

Triadic

  1. #ce032b
  2. #2bce03
  3. #032bce

Tetradic

  1. #ce032b
  2. #cea603
  3. #03cea6
  4. #032bce

Square

  1. #ce032b
  2. #90ce03
  3. #03cea6
  4. #4103ce

Monochromatic

  1. #37010c
  2. #83021b
  3. #ce032b
  4. #fc224d
  5. #fd6d89

Shades

#ce032b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce032b
  2. #b90327
  3. #a50222
  4. #90021e
  5. #7c021a
  6. #670216
  7. #520111
  8. #3e010d
  9. #290109
  10. #150004
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce032b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce032b
  2. #d31c40
  3. #d83555
  4. #dd4f6b
  5. #e26880
  6. #e78195
  7. #eb9aaa
  8. #f0b3bf
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce032b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce032b
  2. #c61034
  3. #be1c3c
  4. #b72945
  5. #af354d
  6. #a74256
  7. #9f4e5e
  8. #975b67
  9. #90676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827422 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953c2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65b26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce032b {
  color: #ce032b;
}
Background
.bg-ce032b {
  background-color: #ce032b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce032b {
  border: 2px solid #ce032b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce032b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 3 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce032b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce032b, #ce4103);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce032b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 3 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.61 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.35 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.92 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.06 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.51 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.17 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.53 #31fcd4 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ce032b  rgb(206, 3, 43)  hsl(348, 97%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#03cea6  rgb(3, 206, 166)  hsl(168, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2bce03  rgb(43, 206, 3)  hsl(108, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#032bce  rgb(3, 43, 206)  hsl(228, 97%, 41%)  Persian Blue