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#EA4223

#ea4223 ≈ Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea4223 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 25.88% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 85.04% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 9.35°, with 82.57% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Scarlet (#ff2400), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.2151

Complementary

  1. #ea4223
  2. #23cbea

Split complementary

  1. #ea4223
  2. #23eaa6
  3. #2368ea

Analogous

  1. #ea2368
  2. #ea4223
  3. #eaa623

Triadic

  1. #ea4223
  2. #23ea42
  3. #4223ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea4223
  2. #cbea23
  3. #23cbea
  4. #4223ea

Square

  1. #ea4223
  2. #68ea23
  3. #23cbea
  4. #a623ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6a190a
  2. #b02a11
  3. #ea4223
  4. #f17e69
  5. #f7baaf

Shades

#ea4223 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea4223
  2. #d33b20
  3. #bb351c
  4. #a42e19
  5. #8c2815
  6. #752112
  7. #5e1a0e
  8. #46140b
  9. #2f0d07
  10. #170704
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea4223 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea4223
  2. #ec5539
  3. #ee684f
  4. #f07b65
  5. #f28e7b
  6. #f5a191
  7. #f7b3a7
  8. #f9c6bd
  9. #fbd9d3
  10. #fdece9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea4223 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea4223
  2. #df482c
  3. #d54e36
  4. #ca553f
  5. #c05b48
  6. #b56152
  7. #aa675b
  8. #a06d64
  9. #95746d
  10. #8b7a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46c67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75681c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8d18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b05b1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1761d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f92134 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea4223 {
  color: #ea4223;
}
Background
.bg-ea4223 {
  background-color: #ea4223;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea4223 {
  border: 2px solid #ea4223;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea4223;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 66 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea4223 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea4223, #eaa623);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea4223 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 66 35 / 0.35);
}

#ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.87 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.91 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.09 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.09 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.10 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.20 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.64 #15bddc Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Scarlet
#ea4223  rgb(234, 66, 35)  hsl(9, 83%, 53%)  Scarlet
#23cbea  rgb(35, 203, 234)  hsl(189, 83%, 53%)  Sky Blue
#23ea42  rgb(35, 234, 66)  hsl(129, 83%, 53%)  Malachite
#4223ea  rgb(66, 35, 234)  hsl(249, 83%, 53%)  Han Purple