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#E43508

#e43508 ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e43508 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 20.78% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.75% magenta, 96.49% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 12.27°, with 93.22% saturation and 46.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.1906

Complementary

  1. #e43508
  2. #08b7e4

Split complementary

  1. #e43508
  2. #08e4a3
  3. #0849e4

Analogous

  1. #e40849
  2. #e43508
  3. #e4a308

Triadic

  1. #e43508
  2. #08e435
  3. #3508e4

Tetradic

  1. #e43508
  2. #b7e408
  3. #08b7e4
  4. #3508e4

Square

  1. #e43508
  2. #49e408
  3. #08b7e4
  4. #a308e4

Monochromatic

  1. #501303
  2. #9a2405
  3. #e43508
  4. #f86640
  5. #fba18a

Shades

#e43508 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e43508
  2. #cd3007
  3. #b62a06
  4. #a02506
  5. #892005
  6. #721b04
  7. #5b1503
  8. #441002
  9. #2e0b02
  10. #170501
  11. #000000

Tints

#e43508 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e43508
  2. #e74921
  3. #e95d39
  4. #ec7252
  5. #ef866b
  6. #f29a84
  7. #f4ae9c
  8. #f7c2b5
  9. #fad7ce
  10. #fcebe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e43508 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e43508
  2. #da3d14
  3. #d04420
  4. #c64c2c
  5. #bc5338
  6. #b25b44
  7. #a86250
  8. #9e6a5c
  9. #947168
  10. #8a7974
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae645f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988700 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa5200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb6f00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f30025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e43508 {
  color: #e43508;
}
Background
.bg-e43508 {
  background-color: #e43508;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e43508 {
  border: 2px solid #e43508;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e43508;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 53 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 93% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e43508 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e43508, #e4a308);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e43508 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 53 8 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.64 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.69 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.69 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.78 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.86 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 5.60 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.70 #1bcaf7 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#e43508  rgb(228, 53, 8)  hsl(12, 93%, 46%)  Candy Apple Red
#08b7e4  rgb(8, 183, 228)  hsl(192, 93%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#08e435  rgb(8, 228, 53)  hsl(132, 93%, 46%)  Malachite
#3508e4  rgb(53, 8, 228)  hsl(252, 93%, 46%)  Blue