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#CF032B

#cf032b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf032b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 1.18% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.55% magenta, 79.23% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 348.24°, with 97.14% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.135

Complementary

  1. #cf032b
  2. #03cfa7

Split complementary

  1. #cf032b
  2. #03cf41
  3. #0391cf

Analogous

  1. #cf0391
  2. #cf032b
  3. #cf4103

Triadic

  1. #cf032b
  2. #2bcf03
  3. #032bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf032b
  2. #cfa703
  3. #03cfa7
  4. #032bcf

Square

  1. #cf032b
  2. #91cf03
  3. #03cfa7
  4. #4103cf

Monochromatic

  1. #38010c
  2. #84021b
  3. #cf032b
  4. #fc234d
  5. #fd6e8a

Shades

#cf032b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf032b
  2. #ba0327
  3. #a60222
  4. #91021e
  5. #7c021a
  6. #680216
  7. #530111
  8. #3e010d
  9. #290109
  10. #150004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf032b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf032b
  2. #d41c40
  3. #d93555
  4. #dd4f6b
  5. #e26880
  6. #e78195
  7. #ec9aaa
  8. #f1b3bf
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf032b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf032b
  2. #c71034
  3. #bf1c3c
  4. #b72945
  5. #af354d
  6. #a84256
  7. #a04e5e
  8. #985b67
  9. #90676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5155 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827522 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963c2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75c26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf032b {
  color: #cf032b;
}
Background
.bg-cf032b {
  background-color: #cf032b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf032b {
  border: 2px solid #cf032b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf032b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 3 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf032b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf032b, #cf4103);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf032b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 3 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.48 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.25 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.80 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.19 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.40 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.15 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.32 #30fcd4 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cf032b  rgb(207, 3, 43)  hsl(348, 97%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#03cfa7  rgb(3, 207, 167)  hsl(168, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2bcf03  rgb(43, 207, 3)  hsl(108, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#032bcf  rgb(3, 43, 207)  hsl(228, 97%, 41%)  Persian Blue