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#EA2528

#ea2528 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea2528 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 82.91% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 359.09°, 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 1.66.

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Relative luminance0.1897

Complementary

  1. #ea2528
  2. #25eae7

Split complementary

  1. #ea2528
  2. #25ea85
  3. #258aea

Analogous

  1. #ea258a
  2. #ea2528
  3. #ea8525

Triadic

  1. #ea2528
  2. #28ea25
  3. #2528ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea2528
  2. #eae725
  3. #25eae7
  4. #2528ea

Square

  1. #ea2528
  2. #8aea25
  3. #25eae7
  4. #8525ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a0c
  2. #b11114
  3. #ea2528
  4. #f16b6d
  5. #f7b1b2

Shades

#ea2528 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea2528
  2. #d32124
  3. #bb1e20
  4. #a41a1c
  5. #8c1618
  6. #751314
  7. #5e0f10
  8. #460b0c
  9. #2f0708
  10. #170404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea2528 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea2528
  2. #ec3b3e
  3. #ee5153
  4. #f06669
  5. #f27c7e
  6. #f59294
  7. #f7a8a9
  8. #f9bebf
  9. #fbd3d4
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea2528 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea2528
  2. #df2e31
  3. #d5373a
  4. #ca4042
  5. #c0494b
  6. #b55354
  7. #aa5c5d
  8. #a06566
  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 #695e25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98871c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac4d26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6d21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90029 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea2528 {
  color: #ea2528;
}
Background
.bg-ea2528 {
  background-color: #ea2528;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea2528 {
  border: 2px solid #ea2528;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea2528;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea2528 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea2528, #ea8525);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea2528 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 40 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.66 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.04 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.04 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.24 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.51 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.97 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.05 #15dad7 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Lust
#ea2528  rgb(234, 37, 40)  hsl(359, 82%, 53%)  Lust
#25eae7  rgb(37, 234, 231)  hsl(179, 82%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#28ea25  rgb(40, 234, 37)  hsl(119, 82%, 53%)  Lime
#2528ea  rgb(37, 40, 234)  hsl(239, 82%, 53%)  Blue