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#E5111A

#e5111a ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e5111a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 6.67% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.58% magenta, 88.65% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 357.45°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.15.

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Relative luminance0.1713

Complementary

  1. #e5111a
  2. #11e5dc

Split complementary

  1. #e5111a
  2. #11e572
  3. #1184e5

Analogous

  1. #e51184
  2. #e5111a
  3. #e57211

Triadic

  1. #e5111a
  2. #1ae511
  3. #111ae5

Tetradic

  1. #e5111a
  2. #e5dc11
  3. #11e5dc
  4. #111ae5

Square

  1. #e5111a
  2. #84e511
  3. #11e5dc
  4. #7211e5

Monochromatic

  1. #57060a
  2. #9e0c12
  3. #e5111a
  4. #f25057
  5. #f7989c

Shades

#e5111a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5111a
  2. #ce0f17
  3. #b70e15
  4. #a00c12
  5. #890a10
  6. #73090d
  7. #5c070a
  8. #450508
  9. #2e0305
  10. #170203
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5111a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5111a
  2. #e82931
  3. #ea4148
  4. #ed585f
  5. #ef7076
  6. #f2888d
  7. #f5a0a3
  8. #f7b8ba
  9. #facfd1
  10. #fce7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5111a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5111a
  2. #db1c24
  3. #d1272e
  4. #c73239
  5. #bd3d43
  6. #b3494d
  7. #a85457
  8. #9e5f61
  9. #946a6c
  10. #8a7576
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad5b5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625715 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938203 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a74517 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9670f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4001a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5111a {
  color: #e5111a;
}
Background
.bg-e5111a {
  background-color: #e5111a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e5111a {
  border: 2px solid #e5111a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5111a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 17 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5111a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5111a, #e57211);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5111a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 17 26 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.15 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.39 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.92 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.05 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.05 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.18 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.50 #1aeee5 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Lust
#e5111a  rgb(229, 17, 26)  hsl(357, 86%, 48%)  Lust
#11e5dc  rgb(17, 229, 220)  hsl(177, 86%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#1ae511  rgb(26, 229, 17)  hsl(117, 86%, 48%)  Lime
#111ae5  rgb(17, 26, 229)  hsl(237, 86%, 48%)  Blue