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#E45A4E

#e45a4e ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e45a4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 35.29% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.53% magenta, 65.79% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 4.8°, 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 5.21.

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Relative luminance0.2436

Complementary

  1. #e45a4e
  2. #4ed8e4

Split complementary

  1. #e45a4e
  2. #4ee4a5
  3. #4e8de4

Analogous

  1. #e44e8d
  2. #e45a4e
  3. #e4a54e

Triadic

  1. #e45a4e
  2. #4ee45a
  3. #5a4ee4

Tetradic

  1. #e45a4e
  2. #d8e44e
  3. #4ed8e4
  4. #5a4ee4

Square

  1. #e45a4e
  2. #8de44e
  3. #4ed8e4
  4. #a54ee4

Monochromatic

  1. #851d14
  2. #c72c1e
  3. #e45a4e
  4. #ee9890
  5. #f8d6d3

Shades

#e45a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e45a4e
  2. #cd5146
  3. #b6483e
  4. #a03f37
  5. #89362f
  6. #722d27
  7. #5b241f
  8. #441b17
  9. #2e1210
  10. #170908
  11. #000000

Tints

#e45a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e45a4e
  2. #e76b60
  3. #e97b71
  4. #ec8c83
  5. #ef9c95
  6. #f2ada7
  7. #f4bdb8
  8. #f7ceca
  9. #fadedc
  10. #fcefed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e45a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e45a4e
  2. #da5e53
  3. #d06258
  4. #c6655d
  5. #bc6962
  6. #b26d67
  7. #a8716c
  8. #9e7571
  9. #947876
  10. #8a7c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b47875 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e754c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1934a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa3c58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b06b4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf804c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f14a54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e45a4e {
  color: #e45a4e;
}
Background
.bg-e45a4e {
  background-color: #e45a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e45a4e {
  border: 2px solid #e45a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e45a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 90 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 74% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e45a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e45a4e, #e4a54e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e45a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 90 78 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.21 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.21 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.67 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.28 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.46 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.82 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.97 #1ba5b1 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#e45a4e  rgb(228, 90, 78)  hsl(5, 74%, 60%)  Cinnabar
#4ed8e4  rgb(78, 216, 228)  hsl(185, 74%, 60%)  Dark Turquoise
#4ee45a  rgb(78, 228, 90)  hsl(125, 74%, 60%)  Malachite
#5a4ee4  rgb(90, 78, 228)  hsl(245, 74%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue