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#CE112E

#ce112e ≈ Fire Engine Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce112e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.75% magenta, 77.67% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 350.79°, with 84.75% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fire Engine Red (#ce2029), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.1372

Complementary

  1. #ce112e
  2. #11ceb1

Split complementary

  1. #ce112e
  2. #11ce52
  3. #118dce

Analogous

  1. #ce118d
  2. #ce112e
  3. #ce5211

Triadic

  1. #ce112e
  2. #2ece11
  3. #112ece

Tetradic

  1. #ce112e
  2. #ceb111
  3. #11ceb1
  4. #112ece

Square

  1. #ce112e
  2. #8dce11
  3. #11ceb1
  4. #5211ce

Monochromatic

  1. #41050e
  2. #870b1e
  3. #ce112e
  4. #ef3d58
  5. #f58395

Shades

#ce112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce112e
  2. #b90f29
  3. #a50e25
  4. #900c20
  5. #7c0a1c
  6. #670917
  7. #520712
  8. #3e050e
  9. #290309
  10. #150205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce112e
  2. #d32943
  3. #d84158
  4. #dd586d
  5. #e27082
  6. #e78897
  7. #eba0ab
  8. #f0b8c0
  9. #f5cfd5
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce112e
  2. #c61c36
  3. #be273e
  4. #b73247
  5. #af3d4f
  6. #a74957
  7. #9f545f
  8. #975f67
  9. #906a70
  10. #887578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5256 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574f2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837526 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963e2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65d29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce112e {
  color: #ce112e;
}
Background
.bg-ce112e {
  background-color: #ce112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce112e {
  border: 2px solid #ce112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce112e, #ce5211);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.53 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.49 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.56 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.78 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.01 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.45 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.52 #31eed1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Fire Engine Red
#ce112e  rgb(206, 17, 46)  hsl(351, 85%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#11ceb1  rgb(17, 206, 177)  hsl(171, 85%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2ece11  rgb(46, 206, 17)  hsl(111, 85%, 44%)  Lime Green
#112ece  rgb(17, 46, 206)  hsl(231, 85%, 44%)  Persian Blue