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#DC042D

#dc042d ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc042d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 1.57% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.18% magenta, 79.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 348.61°, with 96.43% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.1549

Complementary

  1. #dc042d
  2. #04dcb3

Split complementary

  1. #dc042d
  2. #04dc47
  3. #0499dc

Analogous

  1. #dc0499
  2. #dc042d
  3. #dc4704

Triadic

  1. #dc042d
  2. #2ddc04
  3. #042ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc042d
  2. #dcb304
  3. #04dcb3
  4. #042ddc

Square

  1. #dc042d
  2. #99dc04
  3. #04dcb3
  4. #4704dc

Monochromatic

  1. #46010e
  2. #91031e
  3. #dc042d
  4. #fb3158
  5. #fd7c95

Shades

#dc042d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc042d
  2. #c60429
  3. #b00324
  4. #9a0320
  5. #84021b
  6. #6e0217
  7. #580212
  8. #42010e
  9. #2c0109
  10. #160005
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc042d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc042d
  2. #e01d42
  3. #e33657
  4. #e74f6c
  5. #ea6881
  6. #ee8296
  7. #f19bab
  8. #f5b4c0
  9. #f8cdd5
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc042d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc042d
  2. #d31035
  3. #ca1d3e
  4. #c02946
  5. #b7364e
  6. #ae4257
  7. #a54e5f
  8. #9c5b67
  9. #92676f
  10. #897478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 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 #5b532c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0402c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16227 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc042d {
  color: #dc042d;
}
Background
.bg-dc042d {
  background-color: #dc042d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc042d {
  border: 2px solid #dc042d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc042d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 4 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc042d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc042d, #dc4704);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc042d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 4 45 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.79 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.35 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.47 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.73 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.73 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.98 #23fbd2 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#dc042d  rgb(220, 4, 45)  hsl(349, 96%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#04dcb3  rgb(4, 220, 179)  hsl(169, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#2ddc04  rgb(45, 220, 4)  hsl(109, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#042ddc  rgb(4, 45, 220)  hsl(229, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue