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#CE042B

#ce042b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ce042b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 1.57% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.06% magenta, 79.13% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 348.42°, with 96.19% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.1338

Complementary

  1. #ce042b
  2. #04cea7

Split complementary

  1. #ce042b
  2. #04ce42
  3. #0490ce

Analogous

  1. #ce0490
  2. #ce042b
  3. #ce4204

Triadic

  1. #ce042b
  2. #2bce04
  3. #042bce

Tetradic

  1. #ce042b
  2. #cea704
  3. #04cea7
  4. #042bce

Square

  1. #ce042b
  2. #90ce04
  3. #04cea7
  4. #4204ce

Monochromatic

  1. #38010c
  2. #83031b
  3. #ce042b
  4. #fb244d
  5. #fc6f8a

Shades

#ce042b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce042b
  2. #b90427
  3. #a50322
  4. #90031e
  5. #7c021a
  6. #670216
  7. #520211
  8. #3e010d
  9. #290109
  10. #150004
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce042b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce042b
  2. #d31d40
  3. #d83655
  4. #dd4f6b
  5. #e26880
  6. #e78295
  7. #eb9baa
  8. #f0b4bf
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce042b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce042b
  2. #c61034
  3. #be1d3c
  4. #b72945
  5. #af364d
  6. #a74256
  7. #9f4e5e
  8. #975b67
  9. #90676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 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-ce042b {
  color: #ce042b;
}
Background
.bg-ce042b {
  background-color: #ce042b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce042b {
  border: 2px solid #ce042b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce042b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 4 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce042b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce042b, #ce4204);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce042b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 4 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.56 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.31 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.88 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.09 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.51 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.14 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.49 #31fbd4 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ce042b  rgb(206, 4, 43)  hsl(348, 96%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#04cea7  rgb(4, 206, 167)  hsl(168, 96%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2bce04  rgb(43, 206, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#042bce  rgb(4, 43, 206)  hsl(228, 96%, 41%)  Persian Blue