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#D3172B

#d3172b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d3172b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 9.02% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.1% magenta, 79.62% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 353.62°, with 80.34% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.1464

Complementary

  1. #d3172b
  2. #17d3bf

Split complementary

  1. #d3172b
  2. #17d361
  3. #1789d3

Analogous

  1. #d31789
  2. #d3172b
  3. #d36117

Triadic

  1. #d3172b
  2. #2bd317
  3. #172bd3

Tetradic

  1. #d3172b
  2. #d3bf17
  3. #17d3bf
  4. #172bd3

Square

  1. #d3172b
  2. #89d317
  3. #17d3bf
  4. #6117d3

Monochromatic

  1. #49080f
  2. #8e0f1d
  3. #d3172b
  4. #eb4b5c
  5. #f3909b

Shades

#d3172b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d3172b
  2. #be1527
  3. #a91222
  4. #94101e
  5. #7f0e1a
  6. #6a0c16
  7. #540911
  8. #3f070d
  9. #2a0509
  10. #150204
  11. #000000

Tints

#d3172b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d3172b
  2. #d72e40
  3. #dc4555
  4. #e05d6b
  5. #e57480
  6. #e98b95
  7. #eda2aa
  8. #f2b9bf
  9. #f6d1d5
  10. #fbe8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d3172b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d3172b
  2. #cb2234
  3. #c22c3c
  4. #ba3745
  5. #b2414d
  6. #aa4c56
  7. #a1565e
  8. #996167
  9. #916b6f
  10. #887678
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5558 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5229 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877822 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e90022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a412a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab6026 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e00026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d3172b {
  color: #d3172b;
}
Background
.bg-d3172b {
  background-color: #d3172b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d3172b {
  border: 2px solid #d3172b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d3172b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 23 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d3172b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d3172b, #d36117);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d3172b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 23 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.21 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.40 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.46 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.61 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.43 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.76 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.56 #2ce8d4 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#d3172b  rgb(211, 23, 43)  hsl(354, 80%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#17d3bf  rgb(23, 211, 191)  hsl(174, 80%, 46%)  Turquoise
#2bd317  rgb(43, 211, 23)  hsl(114, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green
#172bd3  rgb(23, 43, 211)  hsl(234, 80%, 46%)  Persian Blue