Fire Engine Red is an intense red color commonly used on emergency vehicles.
What color is Fire Engine Red?
Fire Engine Red color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Fire Engine Red is #CE2029, and the RGB color code is RGB(206, 32, 41).
In the RGB color model, Fire Engine Red has a red value of 206, a green value of 32, and a blue value of 41. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 84.5% magenta, 80.1% yellow, and 19.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 356.9° (degrees), 73.1 % saturation, and 46.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Fire Engine Red has a hue of 356.9° (degrees), 84.5 % saturation and 80.8 % brightness/value.
Fire Engine Red is cool or warm?
The color Fire Engine Red is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Fire Engine Red? (For interior and product design)
Fire Engine Red has an LRV of nearly 14.3. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 14.3 of Fire Engine Red with dark and light color
Is Fire Engine Red Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Fire Engine Red meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Fire Engine Red color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #CE2029
- Red
- CE
- Green
- 20
- Blue
- 29
- Red
- 206 (80.8%)
- Green
- 32 (12.5%)
- Blue
- 41 (16.1%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 84.47%
- Yellow
- 80.10%
- Key
- 19.22%
- Hue
- 356.9°
- Saturation
- 73.11 %
- Lightness
- 46.67 %
- Hue
- 356.9°
- Saturation
- 84.47 %
- Brightness / Value
- 80.78 %
- Red
- 196 (76.9%)
- Yellow
- 63 (24.7%)
- Blue
- 59 (23.2%)
- Hue
- 356.9°
- Whiteness
- 12.55 %
- Blackness
- 19.22 %
- Cyan
- 19.22%
- Magenta
- 87.45%
- Yellow
- 83.92%
- X
- 26.37
- Y
- 14.31
- Z
- 3.47
- Y1
- 14.31
- X
- 0.6
- Y2
- 0.32
- L
- 44.68
- A
- 64.55
- B
- 41.21
- L
- 44.68
- C
- 76.58
- H
- 32.55
- L
- 44.68
- U
- 128.69
- V
- 25.51
- L
- 37.84
- A
- 58.2
- B
- 21.05
- LRV
- ~ 14.3 %
- Munsell Color System
- 6R 4.3/17.1
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Fire Engine Red
These are the named colors closest to Fire Engine Red , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to RAL Classic
RAL Design
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to RAL Design
British Standard 4800
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to British Standard 4800
Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
Paint similar to Fire Engine Red
These are the real paint colors closest to Fire Engine Red from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Fire Engine Red once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to Sherwin Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to Behr
Farrow & Ball
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to Farrow & Ball
PPG Paints
Fire Engine Red color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Fire Engine Red to PPG Paints
Color Combinations
View more Fire Engine Red - #CE2029 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Fire Engine Red - #CE2029?
Color that best contrast with Fire Engine Red - #CE2029 is #20CEC5, color name is Medium Turquoise*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Fire Engine Red - #CE2029?
Complementary or Opposite color for Fire Engine Red - #CE2029 is #20CEC5, color name is Medium Turquoise*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Fire Engine Red - #CE2029 Color Images and Patterns
