Fire Engine Red Color
Fire Engine Red is a red color with hex code #FE0002. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with fire engine red, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Fire Engine Red Color Values
What Does Fire Engine Red Mean?
Fire Engine Red belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Fire Engine Red sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Fire Engine Red is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: vivid reddish orange, #E25822). It is also known as Fire Engine.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Fire Engine Red
Fire Engine Red and #00FFFF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FF0080 and #FF8000, which sit beside fire engine red on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair fire engine red with triadic partners #00FF00 and #0000FF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Bright Red —
#FF000D(Delta E 3) - Vermillion —
#F4320C(Delta E 10) - Orangish Red —
#F43605(Delta E 11) - Tomato Red —
#EC2D01(Delta E 11) - OrangeRed —
#FF4500(Delta E 13)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FE0002; }
.background { background-color: #FE0002; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FE0002; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FE000240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for fire engine red?
Fire Engine Red has the hex code #FE0002. In RGB notation it is rgb(254, 0, 2), in HSL it is hsl(360, 100%, 50%), and its OKLCH value is 0.626, 0.257, 29.1.
What does the color fire engine red mean?
Red-family colors like fire engine red carry distinct psychological associations. Fire Engine Red belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Fire Engine Red sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with fire engine red?
Fire Engine Red has three easy routes: its complement #00FFFF for punch, its neighbors #FF0080 and #FF8000 for something calmer, or triadic partners #00FF00 and #0000FF when you want energy.
Is fire engine red a standard web color?
No — Fire Engine Red is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FE0002 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make fire engine red lighter or darker?
To lighten fire engine red, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFD6D6 (lightest tint) to #290000 (darkest shade).
About Fire Engine Red
Fire Engine Red is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Red hue family. It has alternative names including Fire Engine. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FE0002 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.