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#E42E07

#e42e07 ≈ Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e42e07 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 18.04% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.82% magenta, 96.93% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 10.59°, with 94.04% saturation and 46.08% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Red (#ff0000), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #e42e07
  2. #07bde4

Split complementary

  1. #e42e07
  2. #07e49d
  3. #074ee4

Analogous

  1. #e4074e
  2. #e42e07
  3. #e49d07

Triadic

  1. #e42e07
  2. #07e42e
  3. #2e07e4

Tetradic

  1. #e42e07
  2. #bde407
  3. #07bde4
  4. #2e07e4

Square

  1. #e42e07
  2. #4ee407
  3. #07bde4
  4. #9d07e4

Monochromatic

  1. #501002
  2. #9a1f05
  3. #e42e07
  4. #f95f3e
  5. #fb9d89

Shades

#e42e07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e42e07
  2. #cd2906
  3. #b62506
  4. #a02005
  5. #891c04
  6. #721704
  7. #5b1203
  8. #440e02
  9. #2e0901
  10. #170501
  11. #000000

Tints

#e42e07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e42e07
  2. #e74320
  3. #e95839
  4. #ec6d51
  5. #ef826a
  6. #f29783
  7. #f4ab9c
  8. #f7c0b5
  9. #fad5cd
  10. #fceae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e42e07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e42e07
  2. #da3613
  3. #d03e1f
  4. #c6472b
  5. #bc4f37
  6. #b25744
  7. #a85f50
  8. #9e675c
  9. #947068
  10. #8a7874
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae625e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b5d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a94f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb6d00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f30020 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e42e07 {
  color: #e42e07;
}
Background
.bg-e42e07 {
  background-color: #e42e07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e42e07 {
  border: 2px solid #e42e07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e42e07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 46 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 94% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e42e07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e42e07, #e49d07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e42e07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 46 7 / 0.35);
}

#ff0000 Red ΔE 4.57 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.59 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.90 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.00 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.06 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.16 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.01 #1bd1f8 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Red
#e42e07  rgb(228, 46, 7)  hsl(11, 94%, 46%)  Red
#07bde4  rgb(7, 189, 228)  hsl(191, 94%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#07e42e  rgb(7, 228, 46)  hsl(131, 94%, 46%)  Malachite
#2e07e4  rgb(46, 7, 228)  hsl(251, 94%, 46%)  Blue