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#EA5256

#ea5256 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea5256 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 32.16% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.96% magenta, 63.25% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 358.42°, with 78.35% saturation and 61.96% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.242

Complementary

  1. #ea5256
  2. #52eae6

Split complementary

  1. #ea5256
  2. #52ea9a
  3. #52a2ea

Analogous

  1. #ea52a2
  2. #ea5256
  3. #ea9a52

Triadic

  1. #ea5256
  2. #56ea52
  3. #5256ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea5256
  2. #eae652
  3. #52eae6
  4. #5256ea

Square

  1. #ea5256
  2. #a2ea52
  3. #52eae6
  4. #9a52ea

Monochromatic

  1. #911215
  2. #d61a1f
  3. #ea5256
  4. #f29699
  5. #fbdadb

Shades

#ea5256 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea5256
  2. #d34a4d
  3. #bb4245
  4. #a4393c
  5. #8c3134
  6. #75292b
  7. #5e2122
  8. #46191a
  9. #2f1011
  10. #170809
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea5256 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea5256
  2. #ec6367
  3. #ee7578
  4. #f08689
  5. #f2979a
  6. #f5a9ab
  7. #f7babb
  8. #f9cbcc
  9. #fbdcdd
  10. #fdeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea5256 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea5256
  2. #df575a
  3. #d55b5e
  4. #ca6063
  5. #c06467
  6. #b5696b
  7. #aa6e6f
  8. #a07273
  9. #957778
  10. #8b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b77576 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7255 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09352 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2e55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b26755 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c27e54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f83f55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea5256 {
  color: #ea5256;
}
Background
.bg-ea5256 {
  background-color: #ea5256;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea5256 {
  border: 2px solid #ea5256;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea5256;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 82 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea5256 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea5256, #ea9a52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea5256 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 82 86 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.27 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.82 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.59 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.66 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.79 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.14 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.33 #15ada9 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#ea5256  rgb(234, 82, 86)  hsl(358, 78%, 62%)  Indian Red
#52eae6  rgb(82, 234, 230)  hsl(178, 78%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#56ea52  rgb(86, 234, 82)  hsl(118, 78%, 62%)  Malachite
#5256ea  rgb(82, 86, 234)  hsl(238, 78%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue