Fire Engine Red (#CE2029)

The hex code for Fire Engine Red is #CE2029. It is rgb(206, 32, 41) in RGB, hsl(357, 73%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 80%, 19%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE2029

HEX#CE2029

RGBrgb(206, 32, 41)

HSLhsl(357, 73%, 47%)

HSVhsv(357, 84%, 81%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 80%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.206 25.5)

LABlab(45.50% 65.17 43.00)

LCHlch(45.50% 78.08 33.42)

Colors Closest to Fire Engine Red

Fire Engine Red is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Philippine Red#CE1127ΔE 2.6 Stop Red#CF142BΔE 2.86 Traffic Red#C1121CΔE 4.7 Lava#CF1020ΔE 5.12 Cherry Red#D2042DΔE 5.35 Rose Madder#E32636ΔE 6.85

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CE2029 Channel Values

How Fire Engine Red breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 206 · G 32 · B 41	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 357° · S 73% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 357° · S 84% · V 81%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 84% · Y 80% · K 19%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.44:1 vs white · 3.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Fire Engine Red background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE2029 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Fire Engine Red

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Fire Engine Red; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Fire Engine Red

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE2029.

How Fire Engine Red Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CE2029

Protanopia#606026

Protanomaly#994E27

Deuteranopia#7F7F10

Deuteranomaly#A5661D

Tritanopia#CE2121

Tritanomaly#CE2125

Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE2029 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--fire-engine-red: #CE2029;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE2029;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'fire-engine-red': '#CE2029' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.125, blue: 0.161)

Android XML<color name="fire_engine_red">#CE2029</color>

SVG fillfill="#CE2029"

More Red Colors

Fire Engine Red sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cf1020 ce1127 cf142b cdacac cf1b07 cd5c5c d2042d cc9999 d25151 cc8899 d47373 cc6666 e34234 ef98aa fadadd ff2056 ff6961 ffc1cc 1a1110 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c09999

#CE2029 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Fire Engine Red?

The hex code for Fire Engine Red is #CE2029. That is rgb(206, 32, 41) in RGB, hsl(357, 73%, 47%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 80%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #CE2029?

#CE2029 is rgb(206, 32, 41) — red 206, green 32, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE2029?

#CE2029 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 80%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE2029 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CE2029 scores 5.44:1 against white and 3.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE2029 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE2029 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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