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#DC0B2F

#dc0b2f ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc0b2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 78.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 349.67°, 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1566

Complementary

  1. #dc0b2f
  2. #0bdcb8

Split complementary

  1. #dc0b2f
  2. #0bdc50
  3. #0b97dc

Analogous

  1. #dc0b97
  2. #dc0b2f
  3. #dc500b

Triadic

  1. #dc0b2f
  2. #2fdc0b
  3. #0b2fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0b2f
  2. #dcb80b
  3. #0bdcb8
  4. #0b2fdc

Square

  1. #dc0b2f
  2. #97dc0b
  3. #0bdcb8
  4. #500bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0410
  2. #93071f
  3. #dc0b2f
  4. #f53e5e
  5. #f9879b

Shades

#dc0b2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0b2f
  2. #c60a2a
  3. #b00926
  4. #9a0821
  5. #84071c
  6. #6e0618
  7. #580413
  8. #42030e
  9. #2c0209
  10. #160105
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0b2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0b2f
  2. #e02344
  3. #e33c59
  4. #e7546d
  5. #ea6d82
  6. #ee8597
  7. #f19dac
  8. #f5b6c1
  9. #f8ced5
  10. #fce7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0b2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0b2f
  2. #d31737
  3. #ca223f
  4. #c02e47
  5. #b73a4f
  6. #ae4658
  7. #a55160
  8. #9c5d68
  9. #926970
  10. #897478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 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 #5c532e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7d26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0422e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1632a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0b2f {
  color: #dc0b2f;
}
Background
.bg-dc0b2f {
  background-color: #dc0b2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc0b2f {
  border: 2px solid #dc0b2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0b2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 11 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0b2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0b2f, #dc500b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0b2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 11 47 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.00 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.13 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.31 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.43 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.05 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.85 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.86 #23f4d0 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#dc0b2f  rgb(220, 11, 47)  hsl(350, 90%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#0bdcb8  rgb(11, 220, 184)  hsl(170, 90%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2fdc0b  rgb(47, 220, 11)  hsl(110, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0b2fdc  rgb(11, 47, 220)  hsl(230, 90%, 45%)  Persian Blue