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#E12C19

#e12c19 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e12c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.44% magenta, 88.89% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 5.7°, with 80% saturation and 49.02% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.1788

Complementary

  1. #e12c19
  2. #19cee1

Split complementary

  1. #e12c19
  2. #19e190
  3. #196ae1

Analogous

  1. #e1196a
  2. #e12c19
  3. #e19019

Triadic

  1. #e12c19
  2. #19e12c
  3. #2c19e1

Tetradic

  1. #e12c19
  2. #cee119
  3. #19cee1
  4. #2c19e1

Square

  1. #e12c19
  2. #6ae119
  3. #19cee1
  4. #9019e1

Monochromatic

  1. #57110a
  2. #9c1f11
  3. #e12c19
  4. #ed685a
  5. #f4a79f

Shades

#e12c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e12c19
  2. #cb2817
  3. #b42314
  4. #9e1f12
  5. #871a0f
  6. #71160d
  7. #5a120a
  8. #440d08
  9. #2d0905
  10. #170403
  11. #000000

Tints

#e12c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e12c19
  2. #e44130
  3. #e75647
  4. #ea6b5e
  5. #ed8075
  6. #f0968c
  7. #f3aba3
  8. #f6c0ba
  9. #f9d5d1
  10. #fceae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e12c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e12c19
  2. #d73423
  3. #ce3d2e
  4. #c44538
  5. #ba4e42
  6. #b1564d
  7. #a75e57
  8. #9d6761
  9. #936f6b
  10. #8a7876
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab605e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685c12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948305 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a74d15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86b0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e12c19 {
  color: #e12c19;
}
Background
.bg-e12c19 {
  background-color: #e12c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e12c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e12c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e12c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 80% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e12c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e12c19, #e19019);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e12c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.37 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.50 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.50 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.73 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.11 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.24 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.36 #1ed3e6 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Lust
#e12c19  rgb(225, 44, 25)  hsl(6, 80%, 49%)  Lust
#19cee1  rgb(25, 206, 225)  hsl(186, 80%, 49%)  Dark Turquoise
#19e12c  rgb(25, 225, 44)  hsl(126, 80%, 49%)  Malachite
#2c19e1  rgb(44, 25, 225)  hsl(246, 80%, 49%)  Blue