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#E8522D

#e8522d ≈ Flame

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8522d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 32.16% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.66% magenta, 80.6% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 11.87°, with 80.26% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2338

Complementary

  1. #e8522d
  2. #2dc3e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8522d
  2. #2de8af
  3. #2d65e8

Analogous

  1. #e82d65
  2. #e8522d
  3. #e8af2d

Triadic

  1. #e8522d
  2. #2de852
  3. #522de8

Tetradic

  1. #e8522d
  2. #c3e82d
  3. #2dc3e8
  4. #522de8

Square

  1. #e8522d
  2. #65e82d
  3. #2dc3e8
  4. #af2de8

Monochromatic

  1. #70200c
  2. #b53414
  3. #e8522d
  4. #f08b72
  5. #f7c4b7

Shades

#e8522d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8522d
  2. #d14a29
  3. #ba4224
  4. #a23920
  5. #8b311b
  6. #742917
  7. #5d2112
  8. #46190e
  9. #2e1009
  10. #170805
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8522d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8522d
  2. #ea6342
  3. #ed7557
  4. #ef866c
  5. #f19781
  6. #f4a996
  7. #f6baab
  8. #f8cbc0
  9. #fadcd5
  10. #fdeeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8522d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8522d
  2. #de5735
  3. #d35b3e
  4. #c96046
  5. #be644e
  6. #b46957
  7. #aa6e5f
  8. #9f7267
  9. #95776f
  10. #8a7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5746c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7027 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29126 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff264b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2652a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c27d29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f63c41 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8522d {
  color: #e8522d;
}
Background
.bg-e8522d {
  background-color: #e8522d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8522d {
  border: 2px solid #e8522d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8522d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 82 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8522d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8522d, #e8af2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8522d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 82 45 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.72 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.79 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.10 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.25 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.26 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.49 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.49 #17add2 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Flame
#e8522d  rgb(232, 82, 45)  hsl(12, 80%, 54%)  Flame
#2dc3e8  rgb(45, 195, 232)  hsl(192, 80%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#2de852  rgb(45, 232, 82)  hsl(132, 80%, 54%)  Malachite
#522de8  rgb(82, 45, 232)  hsl(252, 80%, 54%)  Han Purple