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#CE1B2B

#ce1b2b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce1b2b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 10.59% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.89% magenta, 79.13% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 354.64°, with 76.82% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #ce1b2b
  2. #1bcebe

Split complementary

  1. #ce1b2b
  2. #1bce65
  3. #1b85ce

Analogous

  1. #ce1b85
  2. #ce1b2b
  3. #ce651b

Triadic

  1. #ce1b2b
  2. #2bce1b
  3. #1b2bce

Tetradic

  1. #ce1b2b
  2. #cebe1b
  3. #1bcebe
  4. #1b2bce

Square

  1. #ce1b2b
  2. #85ce1b
  3. #1bcebe
  4. #651bce

Monochromatic

  1. #47090f
  2. #8a121d
  3. #ce1b2b
  4. #e84e5c
  5. #f1919a

Shades

#ce1b2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce1b2b
  2. #b91827
  3. #a51622
  4. #90131e
  5. #7c101a
  6. #670e16
  7. #520b11
  8. #3e080d
  9. #290509
  10. #150304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce1b2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce1b2b
  2. #d33240
  3. #d84955
  4. #dd5f6b
  5. #e27680
  6. #e78d95
  7. #eba4aa
  8. #f0bbbf
  9. #f5d1d5
  10. #fae8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce1b2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce1b2b
  2. #c62534
  3. #be2f3c
  4. #b73945
  5. #af434d
  6. #a74e56
  7. #9f585e
  8. #976267
  9. #906c6f
  10. #887678
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5456 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595129 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847623 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97412a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75f26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce1b2b {
  color: #ce1b2b;
}
Background
.bg-ce1b2b {
  background-color: #ce1b2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce1b2b {
  border: 2px solid #ce1b2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce1b2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 27 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 77% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce1b2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce1b2b, #ce651b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce1b2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 27 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.00 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.25 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.49 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.37 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.41 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.80 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.11 #31e4d4 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ce1b2b  rgb(206, 27, 43)  hsl(355, 77%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#1bcebe  rgb(27, 206, 190)  hsl(175, 77%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#2bce1b  rgb(43, 206, 27)  hsl(115, 77%, 46%)  Lime Green
#1b2bce  rgb(27, 43, 206)  hsl(235, 77%, 46%)  Persian Blue