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#E7232B

#e7232b ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e7232b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 13.73% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.85% magenta, 81.39% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 357.55°, with 80.33% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #e7232b
  2. #23e7df

Split complementary

  1. #e7232b
  2. #23e77d
  3. #238de7

Analogous

  1. #e7238d
  2. #e7232b
  3. #e77d23

Triadic

  1. #e7232b
  2. #2be723
  3. #232be7

Tetradic

  1. #e7232b
  2. #e7df23
  3. #23e7df
  4. #232be7

Square

  1. #e7232b
  2. #8de723
  3. #23e7df
  4. #7d23e7

Monochromatic

  1. #660b0f
  2. #ab1319
  3. #e7232b
  4. #ef686d
  5. #f6adb0

Shades

#e7232b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7232b
  2. #d02027
  3. #b91c22
  4. #a2191e
  5. #8b151a
  6. #741216
  7. #5c0e11
  8. #450b0d
  9. #2e0709
  10. #170404
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7232b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7232b
  2. #e93940
  3. #ec4f55
  4. #ee656b
  5. #f17b80
  6. #f39195
  7. #f5a7aa
  8. #f8bdbf
  9. #fad3d5
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7232b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7232b
  2. #dd2c34
  3. #d2363c
  4. #c83f45
  5. #be484d
  6. #b45256
  7. #a95b5e
  8. #9f6467
  9. #956d6f
  10. #8a7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af6061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #675c28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958520 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4b29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc6b25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7232b {
  color: #e7232b;
}
Background
.bg-e7232b {
  background-color: #e7232b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7232b {
  border: 2px solid #e7232b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7232b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 35 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 80% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7232b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7232b, #e77d23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7232b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 35 43 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.18 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.49 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.62 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.62 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.08 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.51 #18dcd4 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Lust
#e7232b  rgb(231, 35, 43)  hsl(358, 80%, 52%)  Lust
#23e7df  rgb(35, 231, 223)  hsl(178, 80%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#2be723  rgb(43, 231, 35)  hsl(118, 80%, 52%)  Lime
#232be7  rgb(35, 43, 231)  hsl(238, 80%, 52%)  Blue