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#D42327

#d42327 ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d42327 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 13.73% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.49% magenta, 81.6% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 358.64°, with 71.66% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1535

Complementary

  1. #d42327
  2. #23d4d0

Split complementary

  1. #d42327
  2. #23d477
  3. #2380d4

Analogous

  1. #d42380
  2. #d42327
  3. #d47723

Triadic

  1. #d42327
  2. #27d423
  3. #2327d4

Tetradic

  1. #d42327
  2. #d4d023
  3. #23d4d0
  4. #2327d4

Square

  1. #d42327
  2. #80d423
  3. #23d4d0
  4. #7723d4

Monochromatic

  1. #510d0f
  2. #92181b
  3. #d42327
  4. #e55f62
  5. #efa1a2

Shades

#d42327 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d42327
  2. #bf2023
  3. #aa1c1f
  4. #94191b
  5. #7f1517
  6. #6a1214
  7. #550e10
  8. #400b0c
  9. #2a0708
  10. #150404
  11. #000000

Tints

#d42327 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d42327
  2. #d8393d
  3. #dd4f52
  4. #e16568
  5. #e57b7d
  6. #ea9193
  7. #eea7a9
  8. #f2bdbe
  9. #f6d3d4
  10. #fbe9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d42327 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d42327
  2. #cc2c30
  3. #c33639
  4. #bb3f42
  5. #b2484b
  6. #aa5254
  7. #a25b5c
  8. #996465
  9. #916d6e
  10. #887777
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15959 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5524 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897b1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c4625 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac6322 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e10027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d42327 {
  color: #d42327;
}
Background
.bg-d42327 {
  background-color: #d42327;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d42327 {
  border: 2px solid #d42327;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d42327;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 35 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d42327 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d42327, #d47723);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d42327 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 35 39 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.77 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.18 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.46 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.49 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.17 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.23 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.53 #2bdcd8 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#d42327  rgb(212, 35, 39)  hsl(359, 72%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#23d4d0  rgb(35, 212, 208)  hsl(179, 72%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#27d423  rgb(39, 212, 35)  hsl(119, 72%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2327d4  rgb(35, 39, 212)  hsl(239, 72%, 48%)  Blue