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#DC0A2E

#dc0a2e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc0a2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 3.92% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.45% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 349.71°, with 91.3% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #dc0a2e
  2. #0adcb8

Split complementary

  1. #dc0a2e
  2. #0adc4f
  3. #0a97dc

Analogous

  1. #dc0a97
  2. #dc0a2e
  3. #dc4f0a

Triadic

  1. #dc0a2e
  2. #2edc0a
  3. #0a2edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0a2e
  2. #dcb80a
  3. #0adcb8
  4. #0a2edc

Square

  1. #dc0a2e
  2. #97dc0a
  3. #0adcb8
  4. #4f0adc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a030f
  2. #93071f
  3. #dc0a2e
  4. #f63c5c
  5. #f98699

Shades

#dc0a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0a2e
  2. #c60929
  3. #b00825
  4. #9a0720
  5. #84061c
  6. #6e0517
  7. #580412
  8. #42030e
  9. #2c0209
  10. #160105
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0a2e
  2. #e02343
  3. #e33b58
  4. #e7546d
  5. #ea6c82
  6. #ee8597
  7. #f19dab
  8. #f5b6c0
  9. #f8ced5
  10. #fce7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0a2e
  2. #d31636
  3. #ca223e
  4. #c02d47
  5. #b7394f
  6. #ae4557
  7. #a5515f
  8. #9c5d67
  9. #926870
  10. #897478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 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 #b16329 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0a2e {
  color: #dc0a2e;
}
Background
.bg-dc0a2e {
  background-color: #dc0a2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc0a2e {
  border: 2px solid #dc0a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 10 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0a2e, #dc4f0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 10 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.86 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.23 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.26 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.35 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.86 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.69 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.99 #23f5d1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#dc0a2e  rgb(220, 10, 46)  hsl(350, 91%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#0adcb8  rgb(10, 220, 184)  hsl(170, 91%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2edc0a  rgb(46, 220, 10)  hsl(110, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0a2edc  rgb(10, 46, 220)  hsl(230, 91%, 45%)  Persian Blue