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#EA4C28

#ea4c28 ≈ Flame

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea4c28 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 29.8% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.52% magenta, 82.91% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 11.13°, with 82.2% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.2281

Complementary

  1. #ea4c28
  2. #28c6ea

Split complementary

  1. #ea4c28
  2. #28eaad
  3. #2865ea

Analogous

  1. #ea2865
  2. #ea4c28
  3. #eaad28

Triadic

  1. #ea4c28
  2. #28ea4c
  3. #4c28ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea4c28
  2. #c6ea28
  3. #28c6ea
  4. #4c28ea

Square

  1. #ea4c28
  2. #65ea28
  3. #28c6ea
  4. #ad28ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6e1d0b
  2. #b43012
  3. #ea4c28
  4. #f1866e
  5. #f8c0b3

Shades

#ea4c28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea4c28
  2. #d34424
  3. #bb3d20
  4. #a4351c
  5. #8c2e18
  6. #752614
  7. #5e1e10
  8. #46170c
  9. #2f0f08
  10. #170804
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea4c28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea4c28
  2. #ec5e3e
  3. #ee7053
  4. #f08269
  5. #f2947e
  6. #f5a694
  7. #f7b7a9
  8. #f9c9bf
  9. #fbdbd4
  10. #fdedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea4c28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea4c28
  2. #df5131
  3. #d5563a
  4. #ca5c42
  5. #c0614b
  6. #b56654
  7. #aa6b5d
  8. #a07066
  9. #95766e
  10. #8b7b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6716a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6d22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2901f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1245 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b26124 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c37b23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9323c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea4c28 {
  color: #ea4c28;
}
Background
.bg-ea4c28 {
  background-color: #ea4c28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea4c28 {
  border: 2px solid #ea4c28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea4c28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 76 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea4c28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea4c28, #eaad28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea4c28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 76 40 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 4.17 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.27 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.30 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.41 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.08 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.08 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.12 #15b3d7 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Flame
#ea4c28  rgb(234, 76, 40)  hsl(11, 82%, 54%)  Flame
#28c6ea  rgb(40, 198, 234)  hsl(191, 82%, 54%)  Sky Blue
#28ea4c  rgb(40, 234, 76)  hsl(131, 82%, 54%)  Malachite
#4c28ea  rgb(76, 40, 234)  hsl(251, 82%, 54%)  Han Purple