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#DC112E

#dc112e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc112e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.27% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 351.43°, with 85.65% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #dc112e
  2. #11dcbf

Split complementary

  1. #dc112e
  2. #11dc5a
  3. #1193dc

Analogous

  1. #dc1193
  2. #dc112e
  3. #dc5a11

Triadic

  1. #dc112e
  2. #2edc11
  3. #112edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc112e
  2. #dcbf11
  3. #11dcbf
  4. #112edc

Square

  1. #dc112e
  2. #93dc11
  3. #11dcbf
  4. #5a11dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0610
  2. #950c1f
  3. #dc112e
  4. #f14961
  5. #f6909e

Shades

#dc112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc112e
  2. #c60f29
  3. #b00e25
  4. #9a0c20
  5. #840a1c
  6. #6e0917
  7. #580712
  8. #42050e
  9. #2c0309
  10. #160205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc112e
  2. #e02943
  3. #e34158
  4. #e7586d
  5. #ea7082
  6. #ee8897
  7. #f1a0ab
  8. #f5b8c0
  9. #f8cfd5
  10. #fce7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc112e
  2. #d31c36
  3. #ca273e
  4. #c03247
  5. #b73d4f
  6. #ae4957
  7. #a5545f
  8. #9c5f67
  9. #926a70
  10. #897578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6585b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d542c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7d25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0432d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26329 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc112e {
  color: #dc112e;
}
Background
.bg-dc112e {
  background-color: #dc112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc112e {
  border: 2px solid #dc112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc112e, #dc5a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.80 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.95 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.08 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.57 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.81 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.34 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.22 #23eed1 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#dc112e  rgb(220, 17, 46)  hsl(351, 86%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#11dcbf  rgb(17, 220, 191)  hsl(171, 86%, 46%)  Turquoise
#2edc11  rgb(46, 220, 17)  hsl(111, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green
#112edc  rgb(17, 46, 220)  hsl(231, 86%, 46%)  Persian Blue