Fire Engine Red is a light bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Crimson, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Fire Engine Red effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Fire Engine Red is #CE2029.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Fire Engine Red has 81%% Red, 13% Green, and 16% Blue.
Fire Engine Red has 357° Hue, 84% Saturation, and 81% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Fire Engine Red has 357° Hue, 73% Saturation, and 47% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Fire Engine Red has 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 80% yellow, and 19% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#CE2029 |
|
RGB |
(206, 32, 41) |
(81%, 13%, 16%) |
HSV |
(357°, 84, 81) |
(99%, 84%, 81%) |
HSL |
(357°, 73, 47) |
(99%, 73%, 47%) |
CMYK |
(0, 84, 80, 19) |
(0%, 84%, 80%, 19%) |
The natural luminance of Fire Engine Red is 14%, which is low.
Fire Engine Red has a higher contrast with white than black.
Fire Engine Red and black have a 3.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Fire Engine Red and white have a 5.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
14% |
insufficient (3.9) |
AA (5.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Fire Engine Red paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 66% Red, 2% Magenta, 19% Black, 13% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
66%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
2%
Black
19%
White
13%
To mix Fire Engine Red paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 35% Magenta, 33% Yellow, 19% Black, 13% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
35%
Yellow
33%
Black
19%
White
13%
Colors similar to Fire Engine Red are: Lava, Cardinal, Brick Red, Flush Mahogany, and Rose Madder. Lava is brighter than Fire Engine Red. Cardinal is more magenta than Fire Engine Red. Brick Red is more magenta and paler than Fire Engine Red. Flush Mahogany is more orange and paler than Fire Engine Red. Rose Madder is lighter than Fire Engine Red.