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#D91C2C

#d91c2c ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d91c2c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 10.98% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.1% magenta, 79.72% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 354.92°, with 77.14% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1576

Complementary

  1. #d91c2c
  2. #1cd9c9

Split complementary

  1. #d91c2c
  2. #1cd96b
  3. #1c8bd9

Analogous

  1. #d91c8b
  2. #d91c2c
  3. #d96b1c

Triadic

  1. #d91c2c
  2. #2cd91c
  3. #1c2cd9

Tetradic

  1. #d91c2c
  2. #d9c91c
  3. #1cd9c9
  4. #1c2cd9

Square

  1. #d91c2c
  2. #8bd91c
  3. #1cd9c9
  4. #6b1cd9

Monochromatic

  1. #510b11
  2. #95131e
  3. #d91c2c
  4. #e95864
  5. #f29ca3

Shades

#d91c2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d91c2c
  2. #c31928
  3. #ae1623
  4. #98141f
  5. #82111a
  6. #6d0e16
  7. #570b12
  8. #41080d
  9. #2b0609
  10. #160304
  11. #000000

Tints

#d91c2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d91c2c
  2. #dd3341
  3. #e14956
  4. #e4606b
  5. #e87780
  6. #ec8e96
  7. #f0a4ab
  8. #f4bbc0
  9. #f7d2d5
  10. #fbe8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d91c2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d91c2c
  2. #d02634
  3. #c7303d
  4. #be3a45
  5. #b5444e
  6. #ad4e56
  7. #a4585e
  8. #9b6267
  9. #926c6f
  10. #897678
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4595b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e552a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7d23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f452b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d91c2c {
  color: #d91c2c;
}
Background
.bg-d91c2c {
  background-color: #d91c2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d91c2c {
  border: 2px solid #d91c2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d91c2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 28 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d91c2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d91c2c, #d96b1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d91c2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 28 44 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.16 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.41 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.46 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.13 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.49 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.64 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.50 #26e3d3 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#d91c2c  rgb(217, 28, 44)  hsl(355, 77%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#1cd9c9  rgb(28, 217, 201)  hsl(175, 77%, 48%)  Turquoise
#2cd91c  rgb(44, 217, 28)  hsl(115, 77%, 48%)  Lime Green
#1c2cd9  rgb(28, 44, 217)  hsl(235, 77%, 48%)  Persian Blue