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#EA2526

#ea2526 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea2526 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 14.51% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 83.76% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 359.7°, with 82.43% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #ea2526
  2. #25eae9

Split complementary

  1. #ea2526
  2. #25ea87
  3. #2588ea

Analogous

  1. #ea2588
  2. #ea2526
  3. #ea8725

Triadic

  1. #ea2526
  2. #26ea25
  3. #2526ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea2526
  2. #eae925
  3. #25eae9
  4. #2526ea

Square

  1. #ea2526
  2. #88ea25
  3. #25eae9
  4. #8725ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a0b
  2. #b11112
  3. #ea2526
  4. #f16b6b
  5. #f7b1b1

Shades

#ea2526 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea2526
  2. #d32122
  3. #bb1e1e
  4. #a41a1b
  5. #8c1617
  6. #751313
  7. #5e0f0f
  8. #460b0b
  9. #2f0708
  10. #170404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea2526 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea2526
  2. #ec3b3c
  3. #ee5151
  4. #f06667
  5. #f27c7d
  6. #f59293
  7. #f7a8a8
  8. #f9bebe
  9. #fbd3d4
  10. #fde9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea2526 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea2526
  2. #df2e2f
  3. #d53738
  4. #ca4041
  5. #c0494a
  6. #b55353
  7. #aa5c5c
  8. #a06565
  9. #956e6e
  10. #8b7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b26262 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695d22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988719 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac4d24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6d1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea2526 {
  color: #ea2526;
}
Background
.bg-ea2526 {
  background-color: #ea2526;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea2526 {
  border: 2px solid #ea2526;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea2526;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea2526 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea2526, #ea8725);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea2526 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 38 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.38 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.05 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.05 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.36 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.83 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.62 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.79 #15dad9 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Lust
#ea2526  rgb(234, 37, 38)  hsl(360, 82%, 53%)  Lust
#25eae9  rgb(37, 234, 233)  hsl(180, 82%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#26ea25  rgb(38, 234, 37)  hsl(120, 82%, 53%)  Lime
#2526ea  rgb(37, 38, 234)  hsl(240, 82%, 53%)  Blue