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#EB242E

#eb242e ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eb242e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 14.12% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.68% magenta, 80.43% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 356.98°, with 83.26% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #eb242e
  2. #24ebe1

Split complementary

  1. #eb242e
  2. #24eb7d
  3. #2492eb

Analogous

  1. #eb2492
  2. #eb242e
  3. #eb7d24

Triadic

  1. #eb242e
  2. #2eeb24
  3. #242eeb

Tetradic

  1. #eb242e
  2. #ebe124
  3. #24ebe1
  4. #242eeb

Square

  1. #eb242e
  2. #92eb24
  3. #24ebe1
  4. #7d24eb

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a0f
  2. #b21018
  3. #eb242e
  4. #f16a71
  5. #f8b0b4

Shades

#eb242e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb242e
  2. #d42029
  3. #bc1d25
  4. #a51920
  5. #8d161c
  6. #761217
  7. #5e0e12
  8. #470b0e
  9. #2f0709
  10. #180405
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb242e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb242e
  2. #ed3a43
  3. #ef5058
  4. #f1666d
  5. #f37c82
  6. #f59297
  7. #f7a7ab
  8. #f9bdc0
  9. #fbd3d5
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb242e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb242e
  2. #e02d36
  3. #d6363e
  4. #cb4047
  5. #c0494f
  6. #b65257
  7. #ab5b5f
  8. #a06467
  9. #956e70
  10. #8b7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b26263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685e2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988824 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad4d2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6e28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb242e {
  color: #eb242e;
}
Background
.bg-eb242e {
  background-color: #eb242e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb242e {
  border: 2px solid #eb242e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb242e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 36 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb242e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb242e, #eb7d24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb242e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 36 46 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.89 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.37 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.43 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.43 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.51 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.77 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.36 #14dbd1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Lust
#eb242e  rgb(235, 36, 46)  hsl(357, 83%, 53%)  Lust
#24ebe1  rgb(36, 235, 225)  hsl(177, 83%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#2eeb24  rgb(46, 235, 36)  hsl(117, 83%, 53%)  Lime
#242eeb  rgb(36, 46, 235)  hsl(237, 83%, 53%)  Blue