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#CD052D

#cd052d ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd052d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 1.96% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.56% magenta, 78.05% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 95.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #cd052d
  2. #05cda5

Split complementary

  1. #cd052d
  2. #05cd41
  3. #0591cd

Analogous

  1. #cd0591
  2. #cd052d
  3. #cd4105

Triadic

  1. #cd052d
  2. #2dcd05
  3. #052dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd052d
  2. #cda505
  3. #05cda5
  4. #052dcd

Square

  1. #cd052d
  2. #91cd05
  3. #05cda5
  4. #4105cd

Monochromatic

  1. #38010c
  2. #82031d
  3. #cd052d
  4. #fa254f
  5. #fc708c

Shades

#cd052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd052d
  2. #b90529
  3. #a40424
  4. #900420
  5. #7b031b
  6. #670317
  7. #520212
  8. #3e020e
  9. #290109
  10. #150105
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd052d
  2. #d21e42
  3. #d73757
  4. #dc506c
  5. #e16981
  6. #e68296
  7. #eb9bab
  8. #f0b4c0
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd052d
  2. #c51135
  3. #be1e3e
  4. #b62a46
  5. #ae364e
  6. #a74357
  7. #9f4f5f
  8. #975b67
  9. #8f676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817425 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943c2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd052d {
  color: #cd052d;
}
Background
.bg-cd052d {
  background-color: #cd052d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd052d {
  border: 2px solid #cd052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd052d, #cd4105);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.07 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.51 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.90 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.30 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.66 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.66 #32fad2 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cd052d  rgb(205, 5, 45)  hsl(348, 95%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#05cda5  rgb(5, 205, 165)  hsl(168, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2dcd05  rgb(45, 205, 5)  hsl(108, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#052dcd  rgb(5, 45, 205)  hsl(228, 95%, 41%)  Persian Blue