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#DB112D

#db112d ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db112d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 6.67% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.24% magenta, 79.45% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 351.68°, with 85.59% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1565

Complementary

  1. #db112d
  2. #11dbbf

Split complementary

  1. #db112d
  2. #11db5a
  3. #1192db

Analogous

  1. #db1192
  2. #db112d
  3. #db5a11

Triadic

  1. #db112d
  2. #2ddb11
  3. #112ddb

Tetradic

  1. #db112d
  2. #dbbf11
  3. #11dbbf
  4. #112ddb

Square

  1. #db112d
  2. #92db11
  3. #11dbbf
  4. #5a11db

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0610
  2. #940b1e
  3. #db112d
  4. #f1485f
  5. #f68f9d

Shades

#db112d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db112d
  2. #c50f29
  3. #af0e24
  4. #990c20
  5. #830a1b
  6. #6e0917
  7. #580712
  8. #42050e
  9. #2c0309
  10. #160205
  11. #000000

Tints

#db112d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db112d
  2. #df2942
  3. #e24157
  4. #e6586c
  5. #e97081
  6. #ed8896
  7. #f1a0ab
  8. #f4b8c0
  9. #f8cfd5
  10. #fbe7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db112d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db112d
  2. #d21c35
  3. #c9273e
  4. #c03246
  5. #b73d4e
  6. #ae4957
  7. #a4545f
  8. #9b5f67
  9. #926a6f
  10. #897578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5575b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d542b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7d24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f422c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16328 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db112d {
  color: #db112d;
}
Background
.bg-db112d {
  background-color: #db112d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db112d {
  border: 2px solid #db112d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db112d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 17 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db112d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db112d, #db5a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db112d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 17 45 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.54 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.87 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.96 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.52 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.77 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.30 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.94 #24eed2 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#db112d  rgb(219, 17, 45)  hsl(352, 86%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#11dbbf  rgb(17, 219, 191)  hsl(172, 86%, 46%)  Turquoise
#2ddb11  rgb(45, 219, 17)  hsl(112, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green
#112ddb  rgb(17, 45, 219)  hsl(232, 86%, 46%)  Persian Blue