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#DC032E

#dc032e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc032e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 1.18% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.64% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 348.11°, with 97.31% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #dc032e
  2. #03dcb1

Split complementary

  1. #dc032e
  2. #03dc45
  3. #039bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc039b
  2. #dc032e
  3. #dc4503

Triadic

  1. #dc032e
  2. #2edc03
  3. #032edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc032e
  2. #dcb103
  3. #03dcb1
  4. #032edc

Square

  1. #dc032e
  2. #9bdc03
  3. #03dcb1
  4. #4503dc

Monochromatic

  1. #45010e
  2. #91021e
  3. #dc032e
  4. #fc2f58
  5. #fd7b95

Shades

#dc032e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc032e
  2. #c60329
  3. #b00225
  4. #9a0220
  5. #84021c
  6. #6e0217
  7. #580112
  8. #42010e
  9. #2c0109
  10. #160005
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc032e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc032e
  2. #e01c43
  3. #e33558
  4. #e74f6d
  5. #ea6882
  6. #ee8197
  7. #f19aab
  8. #f5b3c0
  9. #f8cdd5
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc032e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc032e
  2. #d31036
  3. #ca1c3e
  4. #c02947
  5. #b7354f
  6. #ae4257
  7. #a54e5f
  8. #9c5b67
  9. #926770
  10. #897478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6565b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b522d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f402d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16229 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc032e {
  color: #dc032e;
}
Background
.bg-dc032e {
  background-color: #dc032e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc032e {
  border: 2px solid #dc032e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc032e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 3 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc032e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc032e, #dc4503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc032e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 3 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.95 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.20 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.44 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.48 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.78 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.98 #23fcd1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#dc032e  rgb(220, 3, 46)  hsl(348, 97%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#03dcb1  rgb(3, 220, 177)  hsl(168, 97%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#2edc03  rgb(46, 220, 3)  hsl(108, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green
#032edc  rgb(3, 46, 220)  hsl(228, 97%, 44%)  Persian Blue