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#E53C19

#e53c19 ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e53c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.8% magenta, 89.08% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 10.29°, with 80.31% saturation and 49.8% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1996

Complementary

  1. #e53c19
  2. #19c2e5

Split complementary

  1. #e53c19
  2. #19e5a2
  3. #195ce5

Analogous

  1. #e5195c
  2. #e53c19
  3. #e5a219

Triadic

  1. #e53c19
  2. #19e53c
  3. #3c19e5

Tetradic

  1. #e53c19
  2. #c2e519
  3. #19c2e5
  4. #3c19e5

Square

  1. #e53c19
  2. #5ce519
  3. #19c2e5
  4. #a219e5

Monochromatic

  1. #5b180a
  2. #a02a11
  3. #e53c19
  4. #ed765d
  5. #f5b0a2

Shades

#e53c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e53c19
  2. #ce3617
  3. #b73014
  4. #a02a12
  5. #89240f
  6. #731e0d
  7. #5c180a
  8. #451208
  9. #2e0c05
  10. #170603
  11. #000000

Tints

#e53c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e53c19
  2. #e85030
  3. #ea6347
  4. #ed775e
  5. #ef8a75
  6. #f29e8c
  7. #f5b1a3
  8. #f7c5ba
  9. #fad8d1
  10. #fcece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e53c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e53c19
  2. #db4323
  3. #d14a2e
  4. #c75038
  5. #bd5742
  6. #b35e4d
  7. #a86557
  8. #9e6c61
  9. #94726b
  10. #8a7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b06863 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716410 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8907 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac5614 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd7210 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4152d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e53c19 {
  color: #e53c19;
}
Background
.bg-e53c19 {
  background-color: #e53c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e53c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e53c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e53c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 80% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e53c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e53c19, #e5a219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e53c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.26 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.28 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.32 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.37 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.88 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.88 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.02 #1ac3e6 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#e53c19  rgb(229, 60, 25)  hsl(10, 80%, 50%)  Candy Apple Red
#19c2e5  rgb(25, 194, 229)  hsl(190, 80%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#19e53c  rgb(25, 229, 60)  hsl(130, 80%, 50%)  Malachite
#3c19e5  rgb(60, 25, 229)  hsl(250, 80%, 50%)  Blue