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#E42E2C

#e42e2c ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e42e2c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 18.04% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.82% magenta, 80.7% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 0.65°, with 77.31% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1863

Complementary

  1. #e42e2c
  2. #2ce2e4

Split complementary

  1. #e42e2c
  2. #2ce48a
  3. #2c86e4

Analogous

  1. #e42c86
  2. #e42e2c
  3. #e48a2c

Triadic

  1. #e42e2c
  2. #2ce42e
  3. #2e2ce4

Tetradic

  1. #e42e2c
  2. #e2e42c
  3. #2ce2e4
  4. #2e2ce4

Square

  1. #e42e2c
  2. #86e42c
  3. #2ce2e4
  4. #8a2ce4

Monochromatic

  1. #690e0d
  2. #ad1816
  3. #e42e2c
  4. #ed7170
  5. #f5b4b4

Shades

#e42e2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e42e2c
  2. #cd2928
  3. #b62523
  4. #a0201f
  5. #891c1a
  6. #721716
  7. #5b1212
  8. #440e0d
  9. #2e0909
  10. #170504
  11. #000000

Tints

#e42e2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e42e2c
  2. #e74341
  3. #e95856
  4. #ec6d6b
  5. #ef8280
  6. #f29796
  7. #f4abab
  8. #f7c0c0
  9. #fad5d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e42e2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e42e2c
  2. #da3634
  3. #d03e3d
  4. #c64745
  5. #bc4f4e
  6. #b25756
  7. #a85f5e
  8. #9e6767
  9. #94706f
  10. #8a7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae6262 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695e29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958623 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a94f2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba6d27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2002f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e42e2c {
  color: #e42e2c;
}
Background
.bg-e42e2c {
  background-color: #e42e2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e42e2c {
  border: 2px solid #e42e2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e42e2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 46 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 77% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e42e2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e42e2c, #e48a2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e42e2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 46 44 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.92 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 2.72 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 2.72 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.12 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.95 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.15 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.79 #1bd1d3 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Lust
#e42e2c  rgb(228, 46, 44)  hsl(1, 77%, 53%)  Lust
#2ce2e4  rgb(44, 226, 228)  hsl(181, 77%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#2ce42e  rgb(44, 228, 46)  hsl(121, 77%, 53%)  Malachite
#2e2ce4  rgb(46, 44, 228)  hsl(241, 77%, 53%)  Blue