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#CF042C

#cf042c ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf042c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 1.57% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.07% magenta, 78.74% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 348.18°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #cf042c
  2. #04cfa7

Split complementary

  1. #cf042c
  2. #04cf42
  3. #0491cf

Analogous

  1. #cf0491
  2. #cf042c
  3. #cf4204

Triadic

  1. #cf042c
  2. #2ccf04
  3. #042ccf

Tetradic

  1. #cf042c
  2. #cfa704
  3. #04cfa7
  4. #042ccf

Square

  1. #cf042c
  2. #91cf04
  3. #04cfa7
  4. #4204cf

Monochromatic

  1. #39010c
  2. #84031c
  3. #cf042c
  4. #fb254f
  5. #fc708b

Shades

#cf042c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf042c
  2. #ba0428
  3. #a60323
  4. #91031f
  5. #7c021a
  6. #680216
  7. #530212
  8. #3e010d
  9. #290109
  10. #150004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf042c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf042c
  2. #d41d41
  3. #d93656
  4. #dd4f6b
  5. #e26880
  6. #e78296
  7. #ec9bab
  8. #f1b4c0
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf042c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf042c
  2. #c71034
  3. #bf1d3d
  4. #b72945
  5. #af364e
  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 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5155 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963c2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75c27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf042c {
  color: #cf042c;
}
Background
.bg-cf042c {
  background-color: #cf042c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf042c {
  border: 2px solid #cf042c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf042c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 4 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf042c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf042c, #cf4204);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf042c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 4 44 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.64 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.84 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.98 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.23 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.37 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.45 #30fbd3 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cf042c  rgb(207, 4, 44)  hsl(348, 96%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#04cfa7  rgb(4, 207, 167)  hsl(168, 96%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2ccf04  rgb(44, 207, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#042ccf  rgb(4, 44, 207)  hsl(228, 96%, 41%)  Persian Blue