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#DC052D

#dc052d ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc052d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 1.96% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.73% magenta, 79.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 348.84°, with 95.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1551

Complementary

  1. #dc052d
  2. #05dcb4

Split complementary

  1. #dc052d
  2. #05dc49
  3. #0598dc

Analogous

  1. #dc0598
  2. #dc052d
  3. #dc4905

Triadic

  1. #dc052d
  2. #2ddc05
  3. #052ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc052d
  2. #dcb405
  3. #05dcb4
  4. #052ddc

Square

  1. #dc052d
  2. #98dc05
  3. #05dcb4
  4. #4905dc

Monochromatic

  1. #46020e
  2. #91031e
  3. #dc052d
  4. #fa3358
  5. #fc7e95

Shades

#dc052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc052d
  2. #c60529
  3. #b00424
  4. #9a0420
  5. #84031b
  6. #6e0317
  7. #580212
  8. #42020e
  9. #2c0109
  10. #160105
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc052d
  2. #e01e42
  3. #e33757
  4. #e7506c
  5. #ea6981
  6. #ee8296
  7. #f19bab
  8. #f5b4c0
  9. #f8cdd5
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc052d
  2. #d31135
  3. #ca1e3e
  4. #c02a46
  5. #b7364e
  6. #ae4357
  7. #a54f5f
  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-dc052d {
  color: #dc052d;
}
Background
.bg-dc052d {
  background-color: #dc052d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc052d {
  border: 2px solid #dc052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc052d, #dc4905);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.78 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.18 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.32 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.49 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.72 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.69 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.01 #23fad2 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#dc052d  rgb(220, 5, 45)  hsl(349, 96%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#05dcb4  rgb(5, 220, 180)  hsl(169, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#2ddc05  rgb(45, 220, 5)  hsl(109, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#052ddc  rgb(5, 45, 220)  hsl(229, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue