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#D8042E

#d8042e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d8042e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 1.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.15% magenta, 78.7% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 348.11°, with 96.36% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.1488

Complementary

  1. #d8042e
  2. #04d8ae

Split complementary

  1. #d8042e
  2. #04d844
  3. #0498d8

Analogous

  1. #d80498
  2. #d8042e
  3. #d84404

Triadic

  1. #d8042e
  2. #2ed804
  3. #042ed8

Tetradic

  1. #d8042e
  2. #d8ae04
  3. #04d8ae
  4. #042ed8

Square

  1. #d8042e
  2. #98d804
  3. #04d8ae
  4. #4404d8

Monochromatic

  1. #42010e
  2. #8d031e
  3. #d8042e
  4. #fb2d56
  5. #fd7993

Shades

#d8042e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8042e
  2. #c20429
  3. #ad0325
  4. #970320
  5. #82021c
  6. #6c0217
  7. #560212
  8. #41010e
  9. #2b0109
  10. #160005
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8042e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8042e
  2. #dc1d43
  3. #e03658
  4. #e44f6d
  5. #e86882
  6. #ec8297
  7. #ef9bab
  8. #f3b4c0
  9. #f7cdd5
  10. #fbe6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8042e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8042e
  2. #cf1036
  3. #c61d3e
  4. #be2947
  5. #b5364f
  6. #ac4257
  7. #a34e5f
  8. #9a5b67
  9. #926770
  10. #897478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a35559 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59512d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887a25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d3f2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae6029 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e60025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8042e {
  color: #d8042e;
}
Background
.bg-d8042e {
  background-color: #d8042e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d8042e {
  border: 2px solid #d8042e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8042e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 4 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 96% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8042e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8042e, #d84404);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8042e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 4 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.19 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.37 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.71 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.09 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.05 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.03 #27fbd1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#d8042e  rgb(216, 4, 46)  hsl(348, 96%, 43%)  Fire Engine Red
#04d8ae  rgb(4, 216, 174)  hsl(168, 96%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#2ed804  rgb(46, 216, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 43%)  Lime Green
#042ed8  rgb(4, 46, 216)  hsl(228, 96%, 43%)  Persian Blue