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#E50C19

#e50c19 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e50c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.76% magenta, 89.08% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 356.41°, with 90.04% saturation and 47.25% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.36.

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Relative luminance0.1699

Complementary

  1. #e50c19
  2. #0ce5d8

Split complementary

  1. #e50c19
  2. #0ce56c
  3. #0c85e5

Analogous

  1. #e50c85
  2. #e50c19
  3. #e56c0c

Triadic

  1. #e50c19
  2. #19e50c
  3. #0c19e5

Tetradic

  1. #e50c19
  2. #e5d80c
  3. #0ce5d8
  4. #0c19e5

Square

  1. #e50c19
  2. #85e50c
  3. #0ce5d8
  4. #6c0ce5

Monochromatic

  1. #540409
  2. #9c0811
  3. #e50c19
  4. #f54852
  5. #f99197

Shades

#e50c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e50c19
  2. #ce0b17
  3. #b70a14
  4. #a00812
  5. #89070f
  6. #73060d
  7. #5c050a
  8. #450408
  9. #2e0205
  10. #170103
  11. #000000

Tints

#e50c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e50c19
  2. #e82430
  3. #ea3d47
  4. #ed555e
  5. #ef6d75
  6. #f2868c
  7. #f59ea3
  8. #f7b6ba
  9. #faced1
  10. #fce7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e50c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e50c19
  2. #db1823
  3. #d1232e
  4. #c72f38
  5. #bd3a42
  6. #b3464d
  7. #a85257
  8. #9e5d61
  9. #94696b
  10. #8a7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad5a5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625614 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928201 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd0018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a74416 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9670d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f40018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e50c19 {
  color: #e50c19;
}
Background
.bg-e50c19 {
  background-color: #e50c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e50c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e50c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e50c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 90% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e50c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e50c19, #e56c0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e50c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.36 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.34 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.79 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.06 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.26 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.26 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.44 #1af3e6 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Lust
#e50c19  rgb(229, 12, 25)  hsl(356, 90%, 47%)  Lust
#0ce5d8  rgb(12, 229, 216)  hsl(176, 90%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise
#19e50c  rgb(25, 229, 12)  hsl(116, 90%, 47%)  Lime
#0c19e5  rgb(12, 25, 229)  hsl(236, 90%, 47%)  Blue