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#E42226

#e42226 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e42226 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 13.33% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.09% magenta, 83.33% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 358.76°, with 78.23% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.25.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #e42226
  2. #22e4e0

Split complementary

  1. #e42226
  2. #22e47f
  3. #2287e4

Analogous

  1. #e42287
  2. #e42226
  3. #e47f22

Triadic

  1. #e42226
  2. #26e422
  3. #2226e4

Tetradic

  1. #e42226
  2. #e4e022
  3. #22e4e0
  4. #2226e4

Square

  1. #e42226
  2. #87e422
  3. #22e4e0
  4. #7f22e4

Monochromatic

  1. #610c0e
  2. #a51417
  3. #e42226
  4. #ec6669
  5. #f5aaac

Shades

#e42226 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e42226
  2. #cd1f22
  3. #b61b1e
  4. #a0181b
  5. #891417
  6. #721113
  7. #5b0e0f
  8. #440a0b
  9. #2e0708
  10. #170304
  11. #000000

Tints

#e42226 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e42226
  2. #e7383c
  3. #e94e51
  4. #ec6467
  5. #ef7a7d
  6. #f29193
  7. #f4a7a8
  8. #f7bdbe
  9. #fad3d4
  10. #fce9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e42226 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e42226
  2. #da2b2f
  3. #d03538
  4. #c63e41
  5. #bc484a
  6. #b25153
  7. #a85a5c
  8. #9e6465
  9. #946d6e
  10. #8a7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad5e5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655a23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94841a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a74a24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b96a1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f20027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e42226 {
  color: #e42226;
}
Background
.bg-e42226 {
  background-color: #e42226;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e42226 {
  border: 2px solid #e42226;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e42226;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 34 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 78% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e42226 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e42226, #e47f22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e42226 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 34 38 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.25 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.00 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.88 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.88 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.92 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.09 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.31 #1bddd9 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Lust
#e42226  rgb(228, 34, 38)  hsl(359, 78%, 51%)  Lust
#22e4e0  rgb(34, 228, 224)  hsl(179, 78%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#26e422  rgb(38, 228, 34)  hsl(119, 78%, 51%)  Malachite
#2226e4  rgb(34, 38, 228)  hsl(239, 78%, 51%)  Blue