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#E43C19

#e43c19 ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e43c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.68% magenta, 89.04% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 10.34°, with 80.24% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.198

Complementary

  1. #e43c19
  2. #19c1e4

Split complementary

  1. #e43c19
  2. #19e4a1
  3. #195ce4

Analogous

  1. #e4195c
  2. #e43c19
  3. #e4a119

Triadic

  1. #e43c19
  2. #19e43c
  3. #3c19e4

Tetradic

  1. #e43c19
  2. #c1e419
  3. #19c1e4
  4. #3c19e4

Square

  1. #e43c19
  2. #5ce419
  3. #19c1e4
  4. #a119e4

Monochromatic

  1. #5a180a
  2. #9f2a11
  3. #e43c19
  4. #ed755c
  5. #f5b0a1

Shades

#e43c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e43c19
  2. #cd3617
  3. #b63014
  4. #a02a12
  5. #89240f
  6. #721e0d
  7. #5b180a
  8. #441208
  9. #2e0c05
  10. #170603
  11. #000000

Tints

#e43c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e43c19
  2. #e75030
  3. #e96347
  4. #ec775e
  5. #ef8a75
  6. #f29e8c
  7. #f4b1a3
  8. #f7c5ba
  9. #fad8d1
  10. #fcece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e43c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e43c19
  2. #da4323
  3. #d04a2e
  4. #c65038
  5. #bc5742
  6. #b25e4d
  7. #a86557
  8. #9e6c61
  9. #94726b
  10. #8a7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af6762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716310 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8807 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab5614 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc7210 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2152d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e43c19 {
  color: #e43c19;
}
Background
.bg-e43c19 {
  background-color: #e43c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e43c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e43c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e43c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 80% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e43c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e43c19, #e4a119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e43c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.41 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.45 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.46 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.55 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.89 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.89 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.96 #1bc3e6 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#e43c19  rgb(228, 60, 25)  hsl(10, 80%, 50%)  Candy Apple Red
#19c1e4  rgb(25, 193, 228)  hsl(190, 80%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#19e43c  rgb(25, 228, 60)  hsl(130, 80%, 50%)  Malachite
#3c19e4  rgb(60, 25, 228)  hsl(250, 80%, 50%)  Blue