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#E52C29

#e52c29 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e52c29 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 17.25% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.79% magenta, 82.1% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 0.96°, with 78.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.43.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1862

Complementary

  1. #e52c29
  2. #29e2e5

Split complementary

  1. #e52c29
  2. #29e58a
  3. #2984e5

Analogous

  1. #e52984
  2. #e52c29
  3. #e58a29

Triadic

  1. #e52c29
  2. #29e52c
  3. #2c29e5

Tetradic

  1. #e52c29
  2. #e2e529
  3. #29e2e5
  4. #2c29e5

Square

  1. #e52c29
  2. #84e529
  3. #29e2e5
  4. #8a29e5

Monochromatic

  1. #680e0d
  2. #ad1715
  3. #e52c29
  4. #ed6f6d
  5. #f6b3b1

Shades

#e52c29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e52c29
  2. #ce2825
  3. #b72321
  4. #a01f1d
  5. #891a19
  6. #731615
  7. #5c1210
  8. #450d0c
  9. #2e0908
  10. #170404
  11. #000000

Tints

#e52c29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e52c29
  2. #e8413e
  3. #ea5654
  4. #ed6b69
  5. #ef807f
  6. #f29694
  7. #f5aba9
  8. #f7c0bf
  9. #fad5d4
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e52c29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e52c29
  2. #db3432
  3. #d13d3a
  4. #c74543
  5. #bd4e4c
  6. #b35655
  7. #a85e5d
  8. #9e6766
  9. #946f6f
  10. #8a7877
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae6261 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695e26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96861e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a94e27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb6d23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e52c29 {
  color: #e52c29;
}
Background
.bg-e52c29 {
  background-color: #e52c29;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e52c29 {
  border: 2px solid #e52c29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e52c29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 44 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 78% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e52c29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e52c29, #e58a29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e52c29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 44 41 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.43 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 2.78 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 2.78 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.13 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.18 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.48 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.99 #1ad3d6 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Lust
#e52c29  rgb(229, 44, 41)  hsl(1, 78%, 53%)  Lust
#29e2e5  rgb(41, 226, 229)  hsl(181, 78%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#29e52c  rgb(41, 229, 44)  hsl(121, 78%, 53%)  Malachite
#2c29e5  rgb(44, 41, 229)  hsl(241, 78%, 53%)  Blue