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#DB052A

#db052a ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db052a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 1.96% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.72% magenta, 80.82% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 349.63°, with 95.54% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #db052a
  2. #05dbb6

Split complementary

  1. #db052a
  2. #05db4b
  3. #0595db

Analogous

  1. #db0595
  2. #db052a
  3. #db4b05

Triadic

  1. #db052a
  2. #2adb05
  3. #052adb

Tetradic

  1. #db052a
  2. #dbb605
  3. #05dbb6
  4. #052adb

Square

  1. #db052a
  2. #95db05
  3. #05dbb6
  4. #4b05db

Monochromatic

  1. #45020d
  2. #90031c
  3. #db052a
  4. #fa3255
  5. #fc7d93

Shades

#db052a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db052a
  2. #c50526
  3. #af0422
  4. #99041d
  5. #830319
  6. #6e0315
  7. #580211
  8. #42020d
  9. #2c0108
  10. #160104
  11. #000000

Tints

#db052a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db052a
  2. #df1e3f
  3. #e23755
  4. #e6506a
  5. #e9697f
  6. #ed8295
  7. #f19baa
  8. #f4b4bf
  9. #f8cdd4
  10. #fbe6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db052a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db052a
  2. #d21133
  3. #c91e3b
  4. #c02a44
  5. #b7364c
  6. #ae4355
  7. #a44f5e
  8. #9b5b66
  9. #92676f
  10. #897477
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 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 #5b5228 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4029 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16224 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db052a {
  color: #db052a;
}
Background
.bg-db052a {
  background-color: #db052a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db052a {
  border: 2px solid #db052a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db052a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 5 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db052a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db052a, #db4b05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db052a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 5 42 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.32 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.70 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.09 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.18 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.19 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.27 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.48 #24fad5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#db052a  rgb(219, 5, 42)  hsl(350, 96%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#05dbb6  rgb(5, 219, 182)  hsl(170, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#2adb05  rgb(42, 219, 5)  hsl(110, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#052adb  rgb(5, 42, 219)  hsl(230, 96%, 44%)  Blue