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#CF052D

#cf052d ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf052d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 1.96% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.58% magenta, 78.26% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 348.12°, with 95.28% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.1356

Complementary

  1. #cf052d
  2. #05cfa7

Split complementary

  1. #cf052d
  2. #05cf42
  3. #0592cf

Analogous

  1. #cf0592
  2. #cf052d
  3. #cf4205

Triadic

  1. #cf052d
  2. #2dcf05
  3. #052dcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf052d
  2. #cfa705
  3. #05cfa7
  4. #052dcf

Square

  1. #cf052d
  2. #92cf05
  3. #05cfa7
  4. #4205cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3a010d
  2. #84031d
  3. #cf052d
  4. #fa2751
  5. #fc718d

Shades

#cf052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf052d
  2. #ba0529
  3. #a60424
  4. #910420
  5. #7c031b
  6. #680317
  7. #530212
  8. #3e020e
  9. #290109
  10. #150105
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf052d
  2. #d41e42
  3. #d93757
  4. #dd506c
  5. #e26981
  6. #e78296
  7. #ec9bab
  8. #f1b4c0
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf052d
  2. #c71135
  3. #bf1e3e
  4. #b72a46
  5. #af364e
  6. #a84357
  7. #a04f5f
  8. #985b67
  9. #90676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 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 #554e2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827525 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963c2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75c28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf052d {
  color: #cf052d;
}
Background
.bg-cf052d {
  background-color: #cf052d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf052d {
  border: 2px solid #cf052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 95% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf052d, #cf4205);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.82 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.70 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.78 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.90 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.06 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.59 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.60 #30fad2 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cf052d  rgb(207, 5, 45)  hsl(348, 95%, 42%)  Fire Engine Red
#05cfa7  rgb(5, 207, 167)  hsl(168, 95%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#2dcf05  rgb(45, 207, 5)  hsl(108, 95%, 42%)  Lime Green
#052dcf  rgb(5, 45, 207)  hsl(228, 95%, 42%)  Persian Blue