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#CD2829

#cd2829 ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2829 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.49% magenta, 80% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 359.64°, with 67.35% saturation and 48.04% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 1.01.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1466

Complementary

  1. #cd2829
  2. #28cdcc

Split complementary

  1. #cd2829
  2. #28cd7a
  3. #287bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd287b
  2. #cd2829
  3. #cd7a28

Triadic

  1. #cd2829
  2. #29cd28
  3. #2829cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2829
  2. #cdcc28
  3. #28cdcc
  4. #2829cd

Square

  1. #cd2829
  2. #7bcd28
  3. #28cdcc
  4. #7a28cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0f0f
  2. #8d1c1c
  3. #cd2829
  4. #e06162
  5. #eda1a2

Shades

#cd2829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2829
  2. #b92425
  3. #a42021
  4. #901c1d
  5. #7b1819
  6. #671415
  7. #521010
  8. #3e0c0c
  9. #290808
  10. #150404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2829
  2. #d23e3e
  3. #d75354
  4. #dc6969
  5. #e17e7f
  6. #e69494
  7. #eba9a9
  8. #f0bfbf
  9. #f5d4d4
  10. #faeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2829
  2. #c53132
  3. #be3a3a
  4. #b64243
  5. #ae4b4c
  6. #a75455
  7. #9f5d5d
  8. #976666
  9. #8f6e6f
  10. #887777
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5427 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867821 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974628 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76124 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2829 {
  color: #cd2829;
}
Background
.bg-cd2829 {
  background-color: #cd2829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2829 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2829, #cd7a28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.01 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.84 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.94 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.73 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.79 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.36 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.77 #32d7d6 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#cd2829  rgb(205, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 67%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#28cdcc  rgb(40, 205, 204)  hsl(180, 67%, 48%)  Robin Egg Blue
#29cd28  rgb(41, 205, 40)  hsl(120, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2829cd  rgb(40, 41, 205)  hsl(240, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue