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#DB072E

#db072e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db072e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 2.75% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.8% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 348.96°, with 93.81% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.1541

Complementary

  1. #db072e
  2. #07dbb4

Split complementary

  1. #db072e
  2. #07db4a
  3. #0798db

Analogous

  1. #db0798
  2. #db072e
  3. #db4a07

Triadic

  1. #db072e
  2. #2edb07
  3. #072edb

Tetradic

  1. #db072e
  2. #dbb407
  3. #07dbb4
  4. #072edb

Square

  1. #db072e
  2. #98db07
  3. #07dbb4
  4. #4a07db

Monochromatic

  1. #47020f
  2. #91051e
  3. #db072e
  4. #f9365a
  5. #fb8097

Shades

#db072e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db072e
  2. #c50629
  3. #af0625
  4. #990520
  5. #83041c
  6. #6e0417
  7. #580312
  8. #42020e
  9. #2c0109
  10. #160105
  11. #000000

Tints

#db072e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db072e
  2. #df2043
  3. #e23958
  4. #e6516d
  5. #e96a82
  6. #ed8397
  7. #f19cab
  8. #f4b5c0
  9. #f8cdd5
  10. #fbe6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db072e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db072e
  2. #d21336
  3. #c91f3e
  4. #c02b47
  5. #b7374f
  6. #ae4457
  7. #a4505f
  8. #9b5c67
  9. #926870
  10. #897478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5565a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b532d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7c25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f412d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06229 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db072e {
  color: #db072e;
}
Background
.bg-db072e {
  background-color: #db072e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db072e {
  border: 2px solid #db072e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db072e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 7 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 94% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db072e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db072e, #db4a07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db072e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 7 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.79 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.25 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.30 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.49 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.81 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.71 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.98 #24f8d1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#db072e  rgb(219, 7, 46)  hsl(349, 94%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#07dbb4  rgb(7, 219, 180)  hsl(169, 94%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#2edb07  rgb(46, 219, 7)  hsl(109, 94%, 44%)  Lime Green
#072edb  rgb(7, 46, 219)  hsl(229, 94%, 44%)  Persian Blue