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#E02C38

#e02c38 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e02c38 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 17.25% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.36% magenta, 75% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 356°, with 74.38% saturation and 52.55% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1793

Complementary

  1. #e02c38
  2. #2ce0d4

Split complementary

  1. #e02c38
  2. #2ce07a
  3. #2c92e0

Analogous

  1. #e02c92
  2. #e02c38
  3. #e07a2c

Triadic

  1. #e02c38
  2. #38e02c
  3. #2c38e0

Tetradic

  1. #e02c38
  2. #e0d42c
  3. #2ce0d4
  4. #2c38e0

Square

  1. #e02c38
  2. #92e02c
  3. #2ce0d4
  4. #7a2ce0

Monochromatic

  1. #640f14
  2. #a71922
  3. #e02c38
  4. #ea6f77
  5. #f4b1b6

Shades

#e02c38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e02c38
  2. #ca2832
  3. #b3232d
  4. #9d1f27
  5. #861a22
  6. #70161c
  7. #5a1216
  8. #430d11
  9. #2d090b
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#e02c38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e02c38
  2. #e3414c
  3. #e65660
  4. #e96b74
  5. #ec8088
  6. #f0969c
  7. #f3abaf
  8. #f6c0c3
  9. #f9d5d7
  10. #fceaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e02c38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e02c38
  2. #d6343f
  3. #cd3d46
  4. #c3454e
  5. #ba4e55
  6. #b0565c
  7. #a65e63
  8. #9d676a
  9. #936f72
  10. #8a7879
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6062 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665d36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928331 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a54e37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66b34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e02c38 {
  color: #e02c38;
}
Background
.bg-e02c38 {
  background-color: #e02c38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e02c38 {
  border: 2px solid #e02c38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e02c38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 44 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e02c38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e02c38, #e07a2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e02c38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 44 56 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.88 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.98 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.02 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.95 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.01 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.06 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.16 #1fd3c7 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#e02c38  rgb(224, 44, 56)  hsl(356, 74%, 53%)  Persian Red
#2ce0d4  rgb(44, 224, 212)  hsl(176, 74%, 53%)  Turquoise
#38e02c  rgb(56, 224, 44)  hsl(116, 74%, 53%)  Malachite
#2c38e0  rgb(44, 56, 224)  hsl(236, 74%, 53%)  Persian Blue