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#E44E4E

#e44e4e ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e44e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.79% magenta, 65.79% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 73.53% saturation and 60% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2249

Complementary

  1. #e44e4e
  2. #4ee4e4

Split complementary

  1. #e44e4e
  2. #4ee499
  3. #4e99e4

Analogous

  1. #e44e99
  2. #e44e4e
  3. #e4994e

Triadic

  1. #e44e4e
  2. #4ee44e
  3. #4e4ee4

Tetradic

  1. #e44e4e
  2. #e4e44e
  3. #4ee4e4
  4. #4e4ee4

Square

  1. #e44e4e
  2. #99e44e
  3. #4ee4e4
  4. #994ee4

Monochromatic

  1. #851414
  2. #c71e1e
  3. #e44e4e
  4. #ee9090
  5. #f8d3d3

Shades

#e44e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e44e4e
  2. #cd4646
  3. #b63e3e
  4. #a03737
  5. #892f2f
  6. #722727
  7. #5b1f1f
  8. #441717
  9. #2e1010
  10. #170808
  11. #000000

Tints

#e44e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e44e4e
  2. #e76060
  3. #e97171
  4. #ec8383
  5. #ef9595
  6. #f2a7a7
  7. #f4b8b8
  8. #f7caca
  9. #fadcdc
  10. #fceded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e44e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e44e4e
  2. #da5353
  3. #d05858
  4. #c65d5d
  5. #bc6262
  6. #b26767
  7. #a86c6c
  8. #9e7171
  9. #947676
  10. #8a7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b27171 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766e4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8e4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa2850 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad634d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd7a4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f13b4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e44e4e {
  color: #e44e4e;
}
Background
.bg-e44e4e {
  background-color: #e44e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e44e4e {
  border: 2px solid #e44e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e44e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 74% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e44e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e44e4e, #e4994e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e44e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.00 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.49 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.49 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.75 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.92 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.07 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.49 #1bb1b1 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#e44e4e  rgb(228, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 74%, 60%)  Indian Red
#4ee4e4  rgb(78, 228, 228)  hsl(180, 74%, 60%)  Bright Turquoise
#4ee44e  rgb(78, 228, 78)  hsl(120, 74%, 60%)  Malachite
#4e4ee4  rgb(78, 78, 228)  hsl(240, 74%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue