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#E23C19

#e23c19 ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e23c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.45% magenta, 88.94% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 10.45°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1947

Complementary

  1. #e23c19
  2. #19bfe2

Split complementary

  1. #e23c19
  2. #19e2a1
  3. #195be2

Analogous

  1. #e2195b
  2. #e23c19
  3. #e2a119

Triadic

  1. #e23c19
  2. #19e23c
  3. #3c19e2

Tetradic

  1. #e23c19
  2. #bfe219
  3. #19bfe2
  4. #3c19e2

Square

  1. #e23c19
  2. #5be219
  3. #19bfe2
  4. #a119e2

Monochromatic

  1. #58170a
  2. #9d2a11
  3. #e23c19
  4. #ed745b
  5. #f4aea0

Shades

#e23c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e23c19
  2. #cb3617
  3. #b53014
  4. #9e2a12
  5. #88240f
  6. #711e0d
  7. #5a180a
  8. #441208
  9. #2d0c05
  10. #170603
  11. #000000

Tints

#e23c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e23c19
  2. #e55030
  3. #e86347
  4. #eb775e
  5. #ee8a75
  6. #f19e8c
  7. #f3b1a3
  8. #f6c5ba
  9. #f9d8d1
  10. #fcece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e23c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e23c19
  2. #d84323
  3. #ce4a2e
  4. #c55038
  5. #bb5742
  6. #b15e4d
  7. #a76557
  8. #9d6c61
  9. #94726b
  10. #8a7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae6761 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706310 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988708 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f90037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa5614 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba7110 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0172d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e23c19 {
  color: #e23c19;
}
Background
.bg-e23c19 {
  background-color: #e23c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e23c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e23c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e23c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 80% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e23c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e23c19, #e2a119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e23c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.71 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.75 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.82 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.87 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.93 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.93 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.93 #1dc3e6 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#e23c19  rgb(226, 60, 25)  hsl(10, 80%, 49%)  Candy Apple Red
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#3c19e2  rgb(60, 25, 226)  hsl(250, 80%, 49%)  Blue