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#DB042C

#db042c ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db042c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 1.57% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.17% magenta, 79.91% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 348.84°, with 96.41% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #db042c
  2. #04dbb3

Split complementary

  1. #db042c
  2. #04db48
  3. #0498db

Analogous

  1. #db0498
  2. #db042c
  3. #db4804

Triadic

  1. #db042c
  2. #2cdb04
  3. #042cdb

Tetradic

  1. #db042c
  2. #dbb304
  3. #04dbb3
  4. #042cdb

Square

  1. #db042c
  2. #98db04
  3. #04dbb3
  4. #4804db

Monochromatic

  1. #45010e
  2. #90031d
  3. #db042c
  4. #fb3056
  5. #fd7b93

Shades

#db042c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db042c
  2. #c50428
  3. #af0323
  4. #99031f
  5. #83021a
  6. #6e0216
  7. #580212
  8. #42010d
  9. #2c0109
  10. #160004
  11. #000000

Tints

#db042c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db042c
  2. #df1d41
  3. #e23656
  4. #e64f6b
  5. #e96880
  6. #ed8296
  7. #f19bab
  8. #f4b4c0
  9. #f8cdd5
  10. #fbe6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db042c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db042c
  2. #d21034
  3. #c91d3d
  4. #c02945
  5. #b7364e
  6. #ae4256
  7. #a44e5e
  8. #9b5b67
  9. #92676f
  10. #897478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5565a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b522b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7c22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f402b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06126 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db042c {
  color: #db042c;
}
Background
.bg-db042c {
  background-color: #db042c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db042c {
  border: 2px solid #db042c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db042c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 4 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db042c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db042c, #db4804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db042c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 4 44 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.55 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.15 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.26 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.46 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.68 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.70 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.85 #24fbd3 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#db042c  rgb(219, 4, 44)  hsl(349, 96%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#04dbb3  rgb(4, 219, 179)  hsl(169, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#2cdb04  rgb(44, 219, 4)  hsl(109, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#042cdb  rgb(4, 44, 219)  hsl(229, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue