Fire Engine is vivid, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #01fffd |
| Complementary Color | #00fefb |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fire Engine Color. The Cadmium Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rose Hip (#fd0e35) for more calm effect. Try Torch Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00fefb is the best complementary color to Fire Engine. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fe0002 complementary color is Cyan / Aqua, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Red are #fe0080 and #fe7c00. Thus found on the left and right of #fe0002 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose and Flush Orange colors as they work well with Fire Engine.
The split-complementary Fire Engine palette consists of #0080fe and #00fe7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00fefb). Try Azure Radiance and Spring Green colors in combination with #fe0002, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #fe0002 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fire Engine. Thus Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fire Engine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cyan / Aqua, Chartreuse, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #fe0002 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fire Engine tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00fefb) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Cyan / Aqua. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #02fe00 and #fb00fe.
In a RGB color space, hex #fe0002 is made of 99% red, 0% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Fire Engine has a hue angle of 359.53°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fe0002 is made of 0% cyan, 99.61% magenta, 98.83% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fe0002 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,0,2) |
| RGB Percentage | 99%, 0%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 99.61, 98.83, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(359.53,100%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.53,100%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.0317,79.8841,66.5107) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.884,21.0752,1.9705) |