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#CE262D

#ce262d ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce262d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 14.9% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.55% magenta, 78.16% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 357.5°, with 68.85% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 0.78.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.147

Complementary

  1. #ce262d
  2. #26cec7

Split complementary

  1. #ce262d
  2. #26ce73
  3. #2681ce

Analogous

  1. #ce2681
  2. #ce262d
  3. #ce7326

Triadic

  1. #ce262d
  2. #2dce26
  3. #262dce

Tetradic

  1. #ce262d
  2. #cec726
  3. #26cec7
  4. #262dce

Square

  1. #ce262d
  2. #81ce26
  3. #26cec7
  4. #7326ce

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0e11
  2. #8d1a1f
  3. #ce262d
  4. #e15f64
  5. #eda0a3

Shades

#ce262d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce262d
  2. #b92229
  3. #a51e24
  4. #901b20
  5. #7c171b
  6. #671317
  7. #520f12
  8. #3e0b0e
  9. #290809
  10. #150405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce262d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce262d
  2. #d33c42
  3. #d85157
  4. #dd676c
  5. #e27d81
  6. #e79396
  7. #eba8ab
  8. #f0bec0
  9. #f5d4d5
  10. #fae9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce262d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce262d
  2. #c62f35
  3. #be383e
  4. #b74146
  5. #af4a4e
  6. #a75357
  7. #9f5c5f
  8. #976567
  9. #906e6f
  10. #887778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d542b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867826 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98462c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86129 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce262d {
  color: #ce262d;
}
Background
.bg-ce262d {
  background-color: #ce262d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce262d {
  border: 2px solid #ce262d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce262d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 38 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce262d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce262d, #ce7326);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce262d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 38 45 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 0.78 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.49 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.39 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.95 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.58 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.96 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.71 #31d9d2 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ce262d  rgb(206, 38, 45)  hsl(358, 69%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#26cec7  rgb(38, 206, 199)  hsl(178, 69%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#2dce26  rgb(45, 206, 38)  hsl(118, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green
#262dce  rgb(38, 45, 206)  hsl(238, 69%, 48%)  Persian Blue