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#D9012B

#d9012b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d9012b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 0.39% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.54% magenta, 80.18% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 348.33°, with 99.08% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1495

Complementary

  1. #d9012b
  2. #01d9af

Split complementary

  1. #d9012b
  2. #01d943
  3. #0197d9

Analogous

  1. #d90197
  2. #d9012b
  3. #d94301

Triadic

  1. #d9012b
  2. #2bd901
  3. #012bd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9012b
  2. #d9af01
  3. #01d9af
  4. #012bd9

Square

  1. #d9012b
  2. #97d901
  3. #01d9af
  4. #4301d9

Monochromatic

  1. #41000d
  2. #8d011c
  3. #d9012b
  4. #fe2952
  5. #fe758f

Shades

#d9012b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9012b
  2. #c30127
  3. #ae0122
  4. #98011e
  5. #82011a
  6. #6d0116
  7. #570011
  8. #41000d
  9. #2b0009
  10. #160004
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9012b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9012b
  2. #dd1a40
  3. #e13455
  4. #e44d6b
  5. #e86780
  6. #ec8095
  7. #f099aa
  8. #f4b3bf
  9. #f7ccd5
  10. #fbe6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9012b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9012b
  2. #d00e34
  3. #c71a3c
  4. #be2745
  5. #b5344d
  6. #ad4156
  7. #a44d5e
  8. #9b5a67
  9. #92676f
  10. #897378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a35559 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59512a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897a21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d3f2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af6025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9012b {
  color: #d9012b;
}
Background
.bg-d9012b {
  background-color: #d9012b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d9012b {
  border: 2px solid #d9012b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9012b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 1 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9012b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9012b, #d94301);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9012b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 1 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.28 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.15 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.26 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.41 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.84 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.52 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.70 #26fed4 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#d9012b  rgb(217, 1, 43)  hsl(348, 99%, 43%)  Fire Engine Red
#01d9af  rgb(1, 217, 175)  hsl(168, 99%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#2bd901  rgb(43, 217, 1)  hsl(108, 99%, 43%)  Lime Green
#012bd9  rgb(1, 43, 217)  hsl(228, 99%, 43%)  Persian Blue