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#E23728

#e23728 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e23728 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 21.57% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.66% magenta, 82.3% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 4.84°, with 76.23% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.1905

Complementary

  1. #e23728
  2. #28d3e2

Split complementary

  1. #e23728
  2. #28e294
  3. #2876e2

Analogous

  1. #e22876
  2. #e23728
  3. #e29428

Triadic

  1. #e23728
  2. #28e237
  3. #3728e2

Tetradic

  1. #e23728
  2. #d3e228
  3. #28d3e2
  4. #3728e2

Square

  1. #e23728
  2. #76e228
  3. #28d3e2
  4. #9428e2

Monochromatic

  1. #64140d
  2. #a72217
  3. #e23728
  4. #eb766b
  5. #f4b4af

Shades

#e23728 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e23728
  2. #cb3224
  3. #b52c20
  4. #9e271c
  5. #882118
  6. #711c14
  7. #5a1610
  8. #44110c
  9. #2d0b08
  10. #170604
  11. #000000

Tints

#e23728 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e23728
  2. #e54b3e
  3. #e85f53
  4. #eb7369
  5. #ee877e
  6. #f19b94
  7. #f3afa9
  8. #f6c3bf
  9. #f9d7d4
  10. #fcebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e23728 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e23728
  2. #d83e31
  3. #ce463a
  4. #c54d42
  5. #bb544b
  6. #b15c54
  7. #a7635d
  8. #9d6a66
  9. #94716e
  10. #8a7977
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad6562 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6124 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97861e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f90036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a95326 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba6f23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f00931 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e23728 {
  color: #e23728;
}
Background
.bg-e23728 {
  background-color: #e23728;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e23728 {
  border: 2px solid #e23728;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e23728;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 55 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e23728 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e23728, #e29428);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e23728 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 55 40 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.14 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 2.20 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 2.20 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.55 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.65 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.75 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.32 #1dc8d7 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Lust
#e23728  rgb(226, 55, 40)  hsl(5, 76%, 52%)  Lust
#28d3e2  rgb(40, 211, 226)  hsl(185, 76%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise
#28e237  rgb(40, 226, 55)  hsl(125, 76%, 52%)  Malachite
#3728e2  rgb(55, 40, 226)  hsl(245, 76%, 52%)  Ultramarine