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#CF112E

#cf112e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf112e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.79% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 350.84°, with 84.82% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.1386

Complementary

  1. #cf112e
  2. #11cfb2

Split complementary

  1. #cf112e
  2. #11cf53
  3. #118dcf

Analogous

  1. #cf118d
  2. #cf112e
  3. #cf5311

Triadic

  1. #cf112e
  2. #2ecf11
  3. #112ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf112e
  2. #cfb211
  3. #11cfb2
  4. #112ecf

Square

  1. #cf112e
  2. #8dcf11
  3. #11cfb2
  4. #5311cf

Monochromatic

  1. #42050f
  2. #880b1e
  3. #cf112e
  4. #ef3d59
  5. #f58495

Shades

#cf112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf112e
  2. #ba0f29
  3. #a60e25
  4. #910c20
  5. #7c0a1c
  6. #680917
  7. #530712
  8. #3e050e
  9. #290309
  10. #150205
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf112e
  2. #d42943
  3. #d94158
  4. #dd586d
  5. #e27082
  6. #e78897
  7. #eca0ab
  8. #f1b8c0
  9. #f5cfd5
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf112e
  2. #c71c36
  3. #bf273e
  4. #b73247
  5. #af3d4f
  6. #a84957
  7. #a0545f
  8. #985f67
  9. #906a70
  10. #887578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5256 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574f2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837626 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e40021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963f2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75d29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf112e {
  color: #cf112e;
}
Background
.bg-cf112e {
  background-color: #cf112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf112e {
  border: 2px solid #cf112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf112e, #cf5311);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.42 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.37 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.49 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.90 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.93 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.25 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.51 #30eed1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cf112e  rgb(207, 17, 46)  hsl(351, 85%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#11cfb2  rgb(17, 207, 178)  hsl(171, 85%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2ecf11  rgb(46, 207, 17)  hsl(111, 85%, 44%)  Lime Green
#112ecf  rgb(17, 46, 207)  hsl(231, 85%, 44%)  Persian Blue