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#EC0A3E

#ec0a3e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0a3e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 3.92% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.76% magenta, 73.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 346.19°, with 91.87% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff0033
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Relative luminance0.184

Complementary

  1. #ec0a3e
  2. #0aecb8

Split complementary

  1. #ec0a3e
  2. #0aec47
  3. #0aafec

Analogous

  1. #ec0aaf
  2. #ec0a3e
  3. #ec470a

Triadic

  1. #ec0a3e
  2. #3eec0a
  3. #0a3eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0a3e
  2. #ecb80a
  3. #0aecb8
  4. #0a3eec

Square

  1. #ec0a3e
  2. #afec0a
  3. #0aecb8
  4. #470aec

Monochromatic

  1. #590417
  2. #a3072b
  3. #ec0a3e
  4. #f74b73
  5. #fa95ac

Shades

#ec0a3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0a3e
  2. #d40938
  3. #bd0832
  4. #a5072b
  5. #8e0625
  6. #76051f
  7. #5e0419
  8. #470313
  9. #2f020c
  10. #180106
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0a3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0a3e
  2. #ee2351
  3. #f03b65
  4. #f25478
  5. #f46c8b
  6. #f6859f
  7. #f79db2
  8. #f9b6c5
  9. #fbced8
  10. #fde7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0a3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0a3e
  2. #e11645
  3. #d6224b
  4. #cc2d52
  5. #c13958
  6. #b6455f
  7. #ab5166
  8. #a05d6c
  9. #966873
  10. #8b7479
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25e65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625a3d ≈ 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-ec0a3e {
  color: #ec0a3e;
}
Background
.bg-ec0a3e {
  background-color: #ec0a3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0a3e {
  border: 2px solid #ec0a3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0a3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 10 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0a3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0a3e, #ec470a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0a3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 10 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.20 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.02 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.91 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.06 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.34 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.57 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.15 #13f5c1 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ec0a3e  rgb(236, 10, 62)  hsl(346, 92%, 48%)  Crimson
#0aecb8  rgb(10, 236, 184)  hsl(166, 92%, 48%)  Aquamarine
#3eec0a  rgb(62, 236, 10)  hsl(106, 92%, 48%)  Neon Green
#0a3eec  rgb(10, 62, 236)  hsl(226, 92%, 48%)  Persian Blue