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#D4172A

#d4172a ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d4172a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 9.02% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.15% magenta, 80.19% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 353.97°, with 80.43% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.15.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #d4172a
  2. #17d4c1

Split complementary

  1. #d4172a
  2. #17d463
  3. #1789d4

Analogous

  1. #d41789
  2. #d4172a
  3. #d46317

Triadic

  1. #d4172a
  2. #2ad417
  3. #172ad4

Tetradic

  1. #d4172a
  2. #d4c117
  3. #17d4c1
  4. #172ad4

Square

  1. #d4172a
  2. #89d417
  3. #17d4c1
  4. #6317d4

Monochromatic

  1. #4a080f
  2. #8f101c
  3. #d4172a
  4. #ec4c5c
  5. #f3919b

Shades

#d4172a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d4172a
  2. #bf1526
  3. #aa1222
  4. #94101d
  5. #7f0e19
  6. #6a0c15
  7. #550911
  8. #40070d
  9. #2a0508
  10. #150204
  11. #000000

Tints

#d4172a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d4172a
  2. #d82e3f
  3. #dd4555
  4. #e15d6a
  5. #e5747f
  6. #ea8b95
  7. #eea2aa
  8. #f2b9bf
  9. #f6d1d4
  10. #fbe8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d4172a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d4172a
  2. #cc2233
  3. #c32c3b
  4. #bb3744
  5. #b2414c
  6. #aa4c55
  7. #a2565e
  8. #996166
  9. #916b6f
  10. #887677
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05658 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5228 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877921 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea0022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b4229 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab6025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e10025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d4172a {
  color: #d4172a;
}
Background
.bg-d4172a {
  background-color: #d4172a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d4172a {
  border: 2px solid #d4172a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d4172a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 23 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d4172a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4172a, #d46317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d4172a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 23 42 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.15 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.24 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.44 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.26 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.64 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.64 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.62 #2be8d5 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#d4172a  rgb(212, 23, 42)  hsl(354, 80%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#17d4c1  rgb(23, 212, 193)  hsl(174, 80%, 46%)  Turquoise
#2ad417  rgb(42, 212, 23)  hsl(114, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green
#172ad4  rgb(23, 42, 212)  hsl(234, 80%, 46%)  Persian Blue