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#DC042E

#dc042e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc042e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.18% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 348.33°, 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 2.94.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.155

Complementary

  1. #dc042e
  2. #04dcb2

Split complementary

  1. #dc042e
  2. #04dc46
  3. #049adc

Analogous

  1. #dc049a
  2. #dc042e
  3. #dc4604

Triadic

  1. #dc042e
  2. #2edc04
  3. #042edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc042e
  2. #dcb204
  3. #04dcb2
  4. #042edc

Square

  1. #dc042e
  2. #9adc04
  3. #04dcb2
  4. #4604dc

Monochromatic

  1. #46010f
  2. #91031e
  3. #dc042e
  4. #fb3159
  5. #fd7c95

Shades

#dc042e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc042e
  2. #c60429
  3. #b00325
  4. #9a0320
  5. #84021c
  6. #6e0217
  7. #580212
  8. #42010e
  9. #2c0109
  10. #160005
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc042e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc042e
  2. #e01d43
  3. #e33658
  4. #e74f6d
  5. #ea6882
  6. #ee8297
  7. #f19bab
  8. #f5b4c0
  9. #f8cdd5
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc042e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc042e
  2. #d31036
  3. #ca1d3e
  4. #c02947
  5. #b7364f
  6. #ae4257
  7. #a54e5f
  8. #9c5b67
  9. #926770
  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 #5b532d ≈ 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-dc042e {
  color: #dc042e;
}
Background
.bg-dc042e {
  background-color: #dc042e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc042e {
  border: 2px solid #dc042e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc042e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 4 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc042e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc042e, #dc4604);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc042e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 4 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.94 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.22 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.41 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.44 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.93 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.81 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.94 #23fbd1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#dc042e  rgb(220, 4, 46)  hsl(348, 96%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#04dcb2  rgb(4, 220, 178)  hsl(168, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#2edc04  rgb(46, 220, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#042edc  rgb(4, 46, 220)  hsl(228, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue