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#EC121F

#ec121f ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec121f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 7.06% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.37% magenta, 86.86% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 356.42°, with 85.83% saturation and 49.8% 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 Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.02.

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Relative luminance0.1836

Complementary

  1. #ec121f
  2. #12ecdf

Split complementary

  1. #ec121f
  2. #12ec72
  3. #128cec

Analogous

  1. #ec128c
  2. #ec121f
  3. #ec7212

Triadic

  1. #ec121f
  2. #1fec12
  3. #121fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec121f
  2. #ecdf12
  3. #12ecdf
  4. #121fec

Square

  1. #ec121f
  2. #8cec12
  3. #12ecdf
  4. #7212ec

Monochromatic

  1. #5e070c
  2. #a50d16
  3. #ec121f
  4. #f25861
  5. #f89fa5

Shades

#ec121f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec121f
  2. #d4101c
  3. #bd0e19
  4. #a50d16
  5. #8e0b13
  6. #760910
  7. #5e070c
  8. #470509
  9. #2f0406
  10. #180203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec121f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec121f
  2. #ee2a35
  3. #f0414c
  4. #f25962
  5. #f47179
  6. #f6898f
  7. #f7a0a5
  8. #f9b8bc
  9. #fbd0d2
  10. #fde7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec121f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec121f
  2. #e11d29
  3. #d62832
  4. #cc333c
  5. #c13e46
  6. #b64950
  7. #ab5459
  8. #a05f63
  9. #966a6d
  10. #8b7576
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25e5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655a1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97860c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac471d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6b15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec121f {
  color: #ec121f;
}
Background
.bg-ec121f {
  background-color: #ec121f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec121f {
  border: 2px solid #ec121f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec121f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 18 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec121f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec121f, #ec7212);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec121f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 18 31 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.02 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.87 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.15 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.15 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.36 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.43 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.63 #13ede0 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Lust
#ec121f  rgb(236, 18, 31)  hsl(356, 86%, 50%)  Lust
#12ecdf  rgb(18, 236, 223)  hsl(176, 86%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#1fec12  rgb(31, 236, 18)  hsl(116, 86%, 50%)  Lime
#121fec  rgb(18, 31, 236)  hsl(236, 86%, 50%)  Blue