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#D7232B

#d7232b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d7232b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 13.73% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.72% magenta, 80% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 357.33°, with 72% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1582

Complementary

  1. #d7232b
  2. #23d7cf

Split complementary

  1. #d7232b
  2. #23d775
  3. #2385d7

Analogous

  1. #d72385
  2. #d7232b
  3. #d77523

Triadic

  1. #d7232b
  2. #2bd723
  3. #232bd7

Tetradic

  1. #d7232b
  2. #d7cf23
  3. #23d7cf
  4. #232bd7

Square

  1. #d7232b
  2. #85d723
  3. #23d7cf
  4. #7523d7

Monochromatic

  1. #530e11
  2. #95181e
  3. #d7232b
  4. #e56167
  5. #f0a3a6

Shades

#d7232b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d7232b
  2. #c22027
  3. #ac1c22
  4. #97191e
  5. #81151a
  6. #6c1216
  7. #560e11
  8. #410b0d
  9. #2b0709
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#d7232b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d7232b
  2. #db3940
  3. #df4f55
  4. #e3656b
  5. #e77b80
  6. #eb9195
  7. #efa7aa
  8. #f3bdbf
  9. #f7d3d5
  10. #fbe9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d7232b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d7232b
  2. #ce2c34
  3. #c6363c
  4. #bd3f45
  5. #b4484d
  6. #ac5256
  7. #a35b5e
  8. #9a6467
  9. #916d6f
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a35a5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605629 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e472a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af6426 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d7232b {
  color: #d7232b;
}
Background
.bg-d7232b {
  background-color: #d7232b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d7232b {
  border: 2px solid #d7232b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d7232b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 35 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 72% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d7232b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d7232b, #d77523);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d7232b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 35 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.05 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.21 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.27 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.91 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.17 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.16 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.20 #28dcd4 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#d7232b  rgb(215, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 72%, 49%)  Fire Engine Red
#23d7cf  rgb(35, 215, 207)  hsl(177, 72%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#2bd723  rgb(43, 215, 35)  hsl(117, 72%, 49%)  Lime Green
#232bd7  rgb(35, 43, 215)  hsl(237, 72%, 49%)  Persian Blue