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#EC0020

#ec0020 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0020 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 86.44% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 351.86°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1794

Complementary

  1. #ec0020
  2. #00eccc

Split complementary

  1. #ec0020
  2. #00ec56
  3. #0096ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0096
  2. #ec0020
  3. #ec5600

Triadic

  1. #ec0020
  2. #20ec00
  3. #0020ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0020
  2. #eccc00
  3. #00eccc
  4. #0020ec

Square

  1. #ec0020
  2. #96ec00
  3. #00eccc
  4. #5600ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53000b
  2. #9f0016
  3. #ec0020
  4. #ff3954
  5. #ff8696

Shades

#ec0020 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0020
  2. #d4001d
  3. #bd001a
  4. #a50016
  5. #8e0013
  6. #760010
  7. #5e000d
  8. #47000a
  9. #2f0006
  10. #180003
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0020 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0020
  2. #ee1a36
  3. #f0334d
  4. #f24d63
  5. #f46679
  6. #f68090
  7. #f799a6
  8. #f9b3bc
  9. #fbccd2
  10. #fde6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0020 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0020
  2. #e10d2a
  3. #d61a33
  4. #cc263d
  5. #c13346
  6. #b64050
  7. #ab4d5a
  8. #a05a63
  9. #96666d
  10. #8b7376
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25c5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63581c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96850d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac441e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6916 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0020 {
  color: #ec0020;
}
Background
.bg-ec0020 {
  background-color: #ec0020;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0020 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0020;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0020;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0020 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0020, #ec5600);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0020 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 32 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.56 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.12 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.69 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.69 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.18 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.87 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.88 #13ffdf Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Lust
#ec0020  rgb(236, 0, 32)  hsl(352, 100%, 46%)  Lust
#00eccc  rgb(0, 236, 204)  hsl(172, 100%, 46%)  Turquoise
#20ec00  rgb(32, 236, 0)  hsl(112, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0020ec  rgb(0, 32, 236)  hsl(232, 100%, 46%)  Blue