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#DC0B2B

#dc0b2b ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc0b2b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 4.31% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 80.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 350.81°, with 90.48% saturation and 45.29% 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 2.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #dc0b2b
  2. #0bdcbc

Split complementary

  1. #dc0b2b
  2. #0bdc53
  3. #0b93dc

Analogous

  1. #dc0b93
  2. #dc0b2b
  3. #dc530b

Triadic

  1. #dc0b2b
  2. #2bdc0b
  3. #0b2bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0b2b
  2. #dcbc0b
  3. #0bdcbc
  4. #0b2bdc

Square

  1. #dc0b2b
  2. #93dc0b
  3. #0bdcbc
  4. #530bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a040f
  2. #93071d
  3. #dc0b2b
  4. #f53e5a
  5. #f98798

Shades

#dc0b2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0b2b
  2. #c60a27
  3. #b00922
  4. #9a081e
  5. #84071a
  6. #6e0616
  7. #580411
  8. #42030d
  9. #2c0209
  10. #160104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0b2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0b2b
  2. #e02340
  3. #e33c55
  4. #e7546b
  5. #ea6d80
  6. #ee8595
  7. #f19daa
  8. #f5b6bf
  9. #f8ced5
  10. #fce7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0b2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0b2b
  2. #d31734
  3. #ca223c
  4. #c02e45
  5. #b73a4d
  6. #ae4656
  7. #a5515e
  8. #9c5d67
  9. #92696f
  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 #5c5329 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7d21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0412a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26325 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0b2b {
  color: #dc0b2b;
}
Background
.bg-dc0b2b {
  background-color: #dc0b2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc0b2b {
  border: 2px solid #dc0b2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0b2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 11 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0b2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0b2b, #dc530b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0b2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 11 43 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.52 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.52 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.13 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.34 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.12 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.03 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.73 #23f4d4 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#dc0b2b  rgb(220, 11, 43)  hsl(351, 90%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#0bdcbc  rgb(11, 220, 188)  hsl(171, 90%, 45%)  Turquoise
#2bdc0b  rgb(43, 220, 11)  hsl(111, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0b2bdc  rgb(11, 43, 220)  hsl(231, 90%, 45%)  Blue