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#DC082E

#dc082e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc082e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 3.14% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.36% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 349.25°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.1559

Complementary

  1. #dc082e
  2. #08dcb6

Split complementary

  1. #dc082e
  2. #08dc4c
  3. #0898dc

Analogous

  1. #dc0898
  2. #dc082e
  3. #dc4c08

Triadic

  1. #dc082e
  2. #2edc08
  3. #082edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc082e
  2. #dcb608
  3. #08dcb6
  4. #082edc

Square

  1. #dc082e
  2. #98dc08
  3. #08dcb6
  4. #4c08dc

Monochromatic

  1. #48030f
  2. #92051f
  3. #dc082e
  4. #f8395b
  5. #fa8398

Shades

#dc082e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc082e
  2. #c60729
  3. #b00625
  4. #9a0620
  5. #84051c
  6. #6e0417
  7. #580312
  8. #42020e
  9. #2c0209
  10. #160105
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc082e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc082e
  2. #e02143
  3. #e33958
  4. #e7526d
  5. #ea6b82
  6. #ee8497
  7. #f19cab
  8. #f5b5c0
  9. #f8ced5
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc082e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc082e
  2. #d31436
  3. #ca203e
  4. #c02c47
  5. #b7384f
  6. #ae4457
  7. #a5505f
  8. #9c5c67
  9. #926870
  10. #897478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6575b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c532d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7d25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0412d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16229 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc082e {
  color: #dc082e;
}
Background
.bg-dc082e {
  background-color: #dc082e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc082e {
  border: 2px solid #dc082e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc082e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 8 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc082e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc082e, #dc4c08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc082e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 8 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.88 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.30 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.31 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.31 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.88 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.77 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.93 #23f7d1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#dc082e  rgb(220, 8, 46)  hsl(349, 93%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#08dcb6  rgb(8, 220, 182)  hsl(169, 93%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#2edc08  rgb(46, 220, 8)  hsl(109, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#082edc  rgb(8, 46, 220)  hsl(229, 93%, 45%)  Persian Blue