Fire Engine Red (#CE2029)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.44:1 — vs black: 3.86:1

Color values

  • HEX #CE2029
  • RGB rgb(206, 32, 41)
  • HSL hsl(356, 73%, 46%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 84, 80, 19 )
  • Websafe #CC3333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CE2029 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Fire Engine Red
#CE2029 Base
#20CEC5
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Fire Engine Red
#CE2029 Base
#CE2080
#CE6E20
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Fire Engine Red
#CE2029 Base
#29CE20
#2029CE
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Fire Engine Red
#CE2029 Base
#20CE6E
#2080CE
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Fire Engine Red
#CE2029 Base
#80CE20
#20CEC5
#6E20CE
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Fire Engine Red
#CE2029 Base
#4A0B0F
#8C161C
#AB1B22
#E03740
#E5565D
#EF989D
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Fire Engine Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160304
#3B090C
#600F13
#84151A
#A91A22
Fire Engine Red #CE2029 Base
#E13E47
#E8696F
#EE9498
#F5BEC1
#FCE9EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CE2029. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CE2029;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CE2029;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CE2029;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CE2029,
        #20CEC5
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CE2029,
        #20CEC5
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$fire-engine-red: #CE2029;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$fire-engine-red-r: 206;
$fire-engine-red-g: 32;
$fire-engine-red-b: 41;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $fire-engine-red;
    color: rgba($fire-engine-red-r, $fire-engine-red-g, $fire-engine-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Fire Engine Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CE2029 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #787818 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #50502C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #CE2121 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6A6A6A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Fire Engine Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Fire Engine Red #CE2029 Base
Amaranth Red #D3212D ΔE 1.28
Lava #CF1020 ΔE 1.62
Persian Red #CC3333 ΔE 2.18

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.