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#E3441E

#e3441e ≈ Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e3441e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 26.67% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.04% magenta, 86.78% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 11.57°, with 77.87% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Scarlet (#ff2400), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.2056

Complementary

  1. #e3441e
  2. #1ebde3

Split complementary

  1. #e3441e
  2. #1ee3a6
  3. #1e5be3

Analogous

  1. #e31e5b
  2. #e3441e
  3. #e3a61e

Triadic

  1. #e3441e
  2. #1ee344
  3. #441ee3

Tetradic

  1. #e3441e
  2. #bde31e
  3. #1ebde3
  4. #441ee3

Square

  1. #e3441e
  2. #5be31e
  3. #1ebde3
  4. #a61ee3

Monochromatic

  1. #5c1b0c
  2. #a12f14
  3. #e3441e
  4. #eb7d62
  5. #f4b5a6

Shades

#e3441e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3441e
  2. #cc3d1b
  3. #b63618
  4. #9f3015
  5. #882912
  6. #72220f
  7. #5b1b0c
  8. #441409
  9. #2d0e06
  10. #170703
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3441e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3441e
  2. #e65735
  3. #e9694b
  4. #eb7c62
  5. #ee8f78
  6. #f1a28f
  7. #f4b4a5
  8. #f7c7bc
  9. #f9dad2
  10. #fcece9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3441e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3441e
  2. #d94a28
  3. #cf5032
  4. #c5563b
  5. #bb5c45
  6. #b2624f
  7. #a86859
  8. #9e6e63
  9. #94746c
  10. #8a7a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af6b64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746716 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8a12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa003e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac5b19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc7417 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f12734 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3441e {
  color: #e3441e;
}
Background
.bg-e3441e {
  background-color: #e3441e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3441e {
  border: 2px solid #e3441e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3441e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 68 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 78% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3441e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3441e, #e3a61e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3441e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 68 30 / 0.35);
}

#ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.61 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.61 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.68 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.94 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.05 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.07 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.07 #1cbbe1 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Scarlet
#e3441e  rgb(227, 68, 30)  hsl(12, 78%, 50%)  Scarlet
#1ebde3  rgb(30, 189, 227)  hsl(192, 78%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1ee344  rgb(30, 227, 68)  hsl(132, 78%, 50%)  Malachite
#441ee3  rgb(68, 30, 227)  hsl(252, 78%, 50%)  Ultramarine