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#E21C19

#e21c19 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e21c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.61% magenta, 88.94% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 0.9°, with 80.08% saturation and 49.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.44.

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Relative luminance0.1707

Complementary

  1. #e21c19
  2. #19dfe2

Split complementary

  1. #e21c19
  2. #19e281
  3. #197ae2

Analogous

  1. #e2197a
  2. #e21c19
  3. #e28119

Triadic

  1. #e21c19
  2. #19e21c
  3. #1c19e2

Tetradic

  1. #e21c19
  2. #dfe219
  3. #19dfe2
  4. #1c19e2

Square

  1. #e21c19
  2. #7ae219
  3. #19dfe2
  4. #8119e2

Monochromatic

  1. #580b0a
  2. #9d1311
  3. #e21c19
  4. #ed5d5b
  5. #f4a1a0

Shades

#e21c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e21c19
  2. #cb1917
  3. #b51614
  4. #9e1412
  5. #88110f
  6. #710e0d
  7. #5a0b0a
  8. #440808
  9. #2d0605
  10. #170303
  11. #000000

Tints

#e21c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e21c19
  2. #e53330
  3. #e84947
  4. #eb605e
  5. #ee7775
  6. #f18e8c
  7. #f3a4a3
  8. #f6bbba
  9. #f9d2d1
  10. #fce8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e21c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e21c19
  2. #d82623
  3. #ce302e
  4. #c53a38
  5. #bb4442
  6. #b14e4d
  7. #a75857
  8. #9d6261
  9. #946c6b
  10. #8a7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab5c5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635813 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928103 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a64716 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8680e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e21c19 {
  color: #e21c19;
}
Background
.bg-e21c19 {
  background-color: #e21c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e21c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e21c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e21c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 80% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e21c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e21c19, #e28119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e21c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.44 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.04 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.49 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.00 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.00 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.30 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.69 #1de3e6 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Lust
#e21c19  rgb(226, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 80%, 49%)  Lust
#19dfe2  rgb(25, 223, 226)  hsl(181, 80%, 49%)  Dark Turquoise
#19e21c  rgb(25, 226, 28)  hsl(121, 80%, 49%)  Malachite
#1c19e2  rgb(28, 25, 226)  hsl(241, 80%, 49%)  Blue