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#E04520

#e04520 ≈ Flame

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e04520 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 27.06% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.2% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 11.56°, with 75.59% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.2021

Complementary

  1. #e04520
  2. #20bbe0

Split complementary

  1. #e04520
  2. #20e0a5
  3. #205be0

Analogous

  1. #e0205b
  2. #e04520
  3. #e0a520

Triadic

  1. #e04520
  2. #20e045
  3. #4520e0

Tetradic

  1. #e04520
  2. #bbe020
  3. #20bbe0
  4. #4520e0

Square

  1. #e04520
  2. #5be020
  3. #20bbe0
  4. #a520e0

Monochromatic

  1. #5a1c0d
  2. #9e3016
  3. #e04520
  4. #e97d63
  5. #f3b5a6

Shades

#e04520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e04520
  2. #ca3e1d
  3. #b3371a
  4. #9d3016
  5. #862913
  6. #702310
  7. #5a1c0d
  8. #43150a
  9. #2d0e06
  10. #160703
  11. #000000

Tints

#e04520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e04520
  2. #e35836
  3. #e66a4d
  4. #e97d63
  5. #ec8f79
  6. #f0a290
  7. #f3b5a6
  8. #f6c7bc
  9. #f9dad2
  10. #fcece9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e04520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e04520
  2. #d64b2a
  3. #cd5133
  4. #c3573d
  5. #ba5d46
  6. #b06350
  7. #a6685a
  8. #9d6e63
  9. #93746d
  10. #8a7a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad6a64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746619 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8915 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa5b1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba741a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee2a35 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e04520 {
  color: #e04520;
}
Background
.bg-e04520 {
  background-color: #e04520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e04520 {
  border: 2px solid #e04520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e04520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 69 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 76% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e04520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e04520, #e0a520);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e04520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 69 32 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 4.87 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.89 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.89 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.13 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.15 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.36 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.44 #1fbadf Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Flame
#e04520  rgb(224, 69, 32)  hsl(12, 76%, 50%)  Flame
#20bbe0  rgb(32, 187, 224)  hsl(192, 76%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#20e045  rgb(32, 224, 69)  hsl(132, 76%, 50%)  Malachite
#4520e0  rgb(69, 32, 224)  hsl(252, 76%, 50%)  Ultramarine