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#EC073E

#ec073e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec073e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 2.75% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.03% magenta, 73.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 345.59°, with 94.24% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.1833

Complementary

  1. #ec073e
  2. #07ecb5

Split complementary

  1. #ec073e
  2. #07ec43
  3. #07b1ec

Analogous

  1. #ec07b1
  2. #ec073e
  3. #ec4307

Triadic

  1. #ec073e
  2. #3eec07
  3. #073eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec073e
  2. #ecb507
  3. #07ecb5
  4. #073eec

Square

  1. #ec073e
  2. #b1ec07
  3. #07ecb5
  4. #4307ec

Monochromatic

  1. #570317
  2. #a2052a
  3. #ec073e
  4. #fa4671
  5. #fc90aa

Shades

#ec073e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec073e
  2. #d40638
  3. #bd0632
  4. #a5052b
  5. #8e0425
  6. #76041f
  7. #5e0319
  8. #470213
  9. #2f010c
  10. #180106
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec073e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec073e
  2. #ee2051
  3. #f03965
  4. #f25178
  5. #f46a8b
  6. #f6839f
  7. #f79cb2
  8. #f9b5c5
  9. #fbcdd8
  10. #fde6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec073e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec073e
  2. #e11345
  3. #d61f4b
  4. #cc2b52
  5. #c13758
  6. #b6445f
  7. #ab5066
  8. #a05c6c
  9. #966873
  10. #8b7479
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25e65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615a3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab473e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6a39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec073e {
  color: #ec073e;
}
Background
.bg-ec073e {
  background-color: #ec073e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec073e {
  border: 2px solid #ec073e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec073e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 7 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 94% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec073e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec073e, #ec4307);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec073e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 7 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.13 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.99 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.92 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.16 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.39 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.60 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.12 #13f8c1 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ec073e  rgb(236, 7, 62)  hsl(346, 94%, 48%)  Crimson
#07ecb5  rgb(7, 236, 181)  hsl(166, 94%, 48%)  Aquamarine
#3eec07  rgb(62, 236, 7)  hsl(106, 94%, 48%)  Neon Green
#073eec  rgb(7, 62, 236)  hsl(226, 94%, 48%)  Persian Blue