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#CF2829

#cf2829 ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf2829 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.68% magenta, 80.19% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 359.64°, with 67.61% saturation and 48.43% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.24.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #cf2829
  2. #28cfce

Split complementary

  1. #cf2829
  2. #28cf7a
  3. #287ccf

Analogous

  1. #cf287c
  2. #cf2829
  3. #cf7a28

Triadic

  1. #cf2829
  2. #29cf28
  3. #2829cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf2829
  2. #cfce28
  3. #28cfce
  4. #2829cf

Square

  1. #cf2829
  2. #7ccf28
  3. #28cfce
  4. #7a28cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0f10
  2. #8f1c1c
  3. #cf2829
  4. #e16363
  5. #eda3a3

Shades

#cf2829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf2829
  2. #ba2425
  3. #a62021
  4. #911c1d
  5. #7c1819
  6. #681415
  7. #531010
  8. #3e0c0c
  9. #290808
  10. #150404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf2829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf2829
  2. #d43e3e
  3. #d95354
  4. #dd6969
  5. #e27e7f
  6. #e79494
  7. #eca9a9
  8. #f1bfbf
  9. #f5d4d4
  10. #faeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf2829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf2829
  2. #c73132
  3. #bf3a3a
  4. #b74243
  5. #af4b4c
  6. #a85455
  7. #a05d5d
  8. #986666
  9. #906e6f
  10. #887777
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5858 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5527 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877921 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994728 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96224 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf2829 {
  color: #cf2829;
}
Background
.bg-cf2829 {
  background-color: #cf2829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf2829 {
  border: 2px solid #cf2829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf2829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf2829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf2829, #cf7a28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf2829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.24 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.93 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.00 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.37 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.99 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.96 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.79 #30d7d6 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cf2829  rgb(207, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 68%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#28cfce  rgb(40, 207, 206)  hsl(180, 68%, 48%)  Robin Egg Blue
#29cf28  rgb(41, 207, 40)  hsl(120, 68%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2829cf  rgb(40, 41, 207)  hsl(240, 68%, 48%)  Persian Blue