#ce271c

Color #ce271c

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class red-600 #e7000b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ce271c

RGB

rgb(206, 39, 28)

HSL

hsl(3.7, 76.1%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.7, 86.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 86.4%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(45.17, 62.55, 48.32)

LCH

lch(45.17, 79.04, 37.69)

OKLCH

oklch(55.1%, 0.2031, 29.3)

HWB

hwb(3.7, 11%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1cc3ce

Analogous

#ce1c6a

#ce271c

#ce801c

Triadic

#ce271c

#1cce27

#271cce

Split-complementary

#ce271c

#1cce80

#1c6ace

Tetradic

#ce271c

#c3ce1c

#1cc3ce

#271cce

Square

#ce271c

#6ace1c

#1cc3ce

#801cce

Shades

Color #ce271c mixed toward black.

#ac2017

#891a13

#67130e

#450d09

#220605

Tints

Color #ce271c mixed toward white.

#e43f35

#e9665d

#ef8c86

#f4b2ae

#fad9d7

Tones

Color #ce271c mixed toward gray.

#bf342b

#b0413a

#a24e49

#935b57

#846866

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a01f · ΔE 50.3

Deuteranopia

#a8b120 · ΔE 55.4

Tritanopia

#ca2122 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 28.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ce271c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ce271c]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ce271c (#ce271c) is rgb(206, 39, 28) in RGB.

No, #ce271c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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