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#CF032E

#cf032e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf032e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.55% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 347.35°, 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 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #cf032e
  2. #03cfa4

Split complementary

  1. #cf032e
  2. #03cf3e
  3. #0394cf

Analogous

  1. #cf0394
  2. #cf032e
  3. #cf3e03

Triadic

  1. #cf032e
  2. #2ecf03
  3. #032ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf032e
  2. #cfa403
  3. #03cfa4
  4. #032ecf

Square

  1. #cf032e
  2. #94cf03
  3. #03cfa4
  4. #3e03cf

Monochromatic

  1. #38010c
  2. #84021d
  3. #cf032e
  4. #fc2350
  5. #fd6e8c

Shades

#cf032e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf032e
  2. #ba0329
  3. #a60225
  4. #910220
  5. #7c021c
  6. #680217
  7. #530112
  8. #3e010e
  9. #290109
  10. #150005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf032e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf032e
  2. #d41c43
  3. #d93558
  4. #dd4f6d
  5. #e26882
  6. #e78197
  7. #ec9aab
  8. #f1b3c0
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf032e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf032e
  2. #c71036
  3. #bf1c3e
  4. #b72947
  5. #af354f
  6. #a84257
  7. #a04e5f
  8. #985b67
  9. #906770
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5156 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827526 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963c2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65c29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf032e {
  color: #cf032e;
}
Background
.bg-cf032e {
  background-color: #cf032e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf032e {
  border: 2px solid #cf032e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf032e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 3 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf032e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf032e, #cf3e03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf032e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 3 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.14 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.50 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.91 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.04 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.11 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.85 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.92 #30fcd1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cf032e  rgb(207, 3, 46)  hsl(347, 97%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#03cfa4  rgb(3, 207, 164)  hsl(167, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2ecf03  rgb(46, 207, 3)  hsl(107, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#032ecf  rgb(3, 46, 207)  hsl(227, 97%, 41%)  Persian Blue