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#E52228

#e52228 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e52228 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 13.33% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.15% magenta, 82.53% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 358.15°, with 78.95% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.62.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #e52228
  2. #22e5df

Split complementary

  1. #e52228
  2. #22e57d
  3. #228ae5

Analogous

  1. #e5228a
  2. #e52228
  3. #e57d22

Triadic

  1. #e52228
  2. #28e522
  3. #2228e5

Tetradic

  1. #e52228
  2. #e5df22
  3. #22e5df
  4. #2228e5

Square

  1. #e52228
  2. #8ae522
  3. #22e5df
  4. #7d22e5

Monochromatic

  1. #620c0e
  2. #a71418
  3. #e52228
  4. #ed666b
  5. #f5abad

Shades

#e52228 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e52228
  2. #ce1f24
  3. #b71b20
  4. #a0181c
  5. #891418
  6. #731114
  7. #5c0e10
  8. #450a0c
  9. #2e0708
  10. #170304
  11. #000000

Tints

#e52228 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e52228
  2. #e8383e
  3. #ea4e53
  4. #ed6469
  5. #ef7a7e
  6. #f29194
  7. #f5a7a9
  8. #f7bdbf
  9. #fad3d4
  10. #fce9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e52228 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e52228
  2. #db2b31
  3. #d1353a
  4. #c73e42
  5. #bd484b
  6. #b35154
  7. #a85a5d
  8. #9e6466
  9. #946d6e
  10. #8a7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae5f60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665b25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94841d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a84a26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba6a22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f40028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e52228 {
  color: #e52228;
}
Background
.bg-e52228 {
  background-color: #e52228;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e52228 {
  border: 2px solid #e52228;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e52228;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 34 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 79% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e52228 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e52228, #e57d22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e52228 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 34 40 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.62 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.06 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.80 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.80 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.90 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.15 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.16 #1addd7 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Lust
#e52228  rgb(229, 34, 40)  hsl(358, 79%, 52%)  Lust
#22e5df  rgb(34, 229, 223)  hsl(178, 79%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#28e522  rgb(40, 229, 34)  hsl(118, 79%, 52%)  Malachite
#2228e5  rgb(34, 40, 229)  hsl(238, 79%, 52%)  Blue