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#EC0A40

#ec0a40 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0a40 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.76% magenta, 72.88% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 345.66°, 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 3.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff0033
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Relative luminance0.1842

Complementary

  1. #ec0a40
  2. #0aecb6

Split complementary

  1. #ec0a40
  2. #0aec45
  3. #0ab1ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0ab1
  2. #ec0a40
  3. #ec450a

Triadic

  1. #ec0a40
  2. #40ec0a
  3. #0a40ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0a40
  2. #ecb60a
  3. #0aecb6
  4. #0a40ec

Square

  1. #ec0a40
  2. #b1ec0a
  3. #0aecb6
  4. #450aec

Monochromatic

  1. #590418
  2. #a3072c
  3. #ec0a40
  4. #f74b74
  5. #fa95ad

Shades

#ec0a40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0a40
  2. #d4093a
  3. #bd0833
  4. #a5072d
  5. #8e0626
  6. #760520
  7. #5e041a
  8. #470313
  9. #2f020d
  10. #180106
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0a40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0a40
  2. #ee2353
  3. #f03b66
  4. #f25479
  5. #f46c8c
  6. #f685a0
  7. #f79db3
  8. #f9b6c6
  9. #fbced9
  10. #fde7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0a40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0a40
  2. #e11646
  3. #d6224d
  4. #cc2d53
  5. #c1395a
  6. #b64560
  7. #ab5166
  8. #a05d6d
  9. #966873
  10. #8b747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 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 #615b40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4740 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6a3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0a40 {
  color: #ec0a40;
}
Background
.bg-ec0a40 {
  background-color: #ec0a40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0a40 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0a40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0a40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 10 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0a40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0a40, #ec450a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0a40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 10 64 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.18 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.56 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.61 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.43 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.83 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.86 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.87 #13f5bf Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ec0a40  rgb(236, 10, 64)  hsl(346, 92%, 48%)  Crimson
#0aecb6  rgb(10, 236, 182)  hsl(166, 92%, 48%)  Aquamarine
#40ec0a  rgb(64, 236, 10)  hsl(106, 92%, 48%)  Neon Green
#0a40ec  rgb(10, 64, 236)  hsl(226, 92%, 48%)  Persian Blue