What color is #CE2029?

#CE2029 is a moderate red known as Fireball. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fireball?

The RGB value is 206, 32, 41: 206 red, 32 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fireball?

The complementary color is #20CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE2029?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fireball color: hex code #CE2029

#CE2029 rgb(206, 32, 41)

Shades of red

Fireball has the hex code #CE2029. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 12.5% green and 16.1% blue (206, 32, 41).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 73% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 80% yellow and 19% black.

This exact color is also called Fire Engine Red.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

Fireball (#CE2029) color codes

HEX	`#CE2029`
RGB	`rgb(206, 32, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 12.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 73%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 84%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 80%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, 64.54, 41.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 76.57, 32.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.374, 14.319, 3.473)`
Decimal	`13508649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fireball, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CE2029	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CE2029 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CE2029 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce2029; }
.text { color: #ce2029; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce2029; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 32 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce2029, #ce6e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CE2029 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CE2029?: #CE2029 is a moderate red known as Fireball. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fireball?: The RGB value is 206, 32, 41: 206 red, 32 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fireball?: The complementary color is #20CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE2029?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.