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#EC232C

#ec232c ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec232c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 13.73% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.17% magenta, 81.36% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 357.31°, with 84.1% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.1922

Complementary

  1. #ec232c
  2. #23ece3

Split complementary

  1. #ec232c
  2. #23ec7e
  3. #2391ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2391
  2. #ec232c
  3. #ec7e23

Triadic

  1. #ec232c
  2. #2cec23
  3. #232cec

Tetradic

  1. #ec232c
  2. #ece323
  3. #23ece3
  4. #232cec

Square

  1. #ec232c
  2. #91ec23
  3. #23ece3
  4. #7e23ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6d090e
  2. #b30f17
  3. #ec232c
  4. #f26970
  5. #f8b0b3

Shades

#ec232c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec232c
  2. #d42028
  3. #bd1c23
  4. #a5191f
  5. #8e151a
  6. #761216
  7. #5e0e12
  8. #470b0d
  9. #2f0709
  10. #180404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec232c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec232c
  2. #ee3941
  3. #f04f56
  4. #f2656b
  5. #f47b80
  6. #f69196
  7. #f7a7ab
  8. #f9bdc0
  9. #fbd3d5
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec232c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec232c
  2. #e12c34
  3. #d6363d
  4. #cc3f45
  5. #c1484e
  6. #b65256
  7. #ab5b5e
  8. #a06467
  9. #966d6f
  10. #8b7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b36263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695e29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998821 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad4d2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06e26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec232c {
  color: #ec232c;
}
Background
.bg-ec232c {
  background-color: #ec232c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec232c {
  border: 2px solid #ec232c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec232c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 35 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec232c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec232c, #ec7e23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec232c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 35 44 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.59 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.29 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.29 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.41 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.62 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.04 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.56 #13dcd3 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Lust
#ec232c  rgb(236, 35, 44)  hsl(357, 84%, 53%)  Lust
#23ece3  rgb(35, 236, 227)  hsl(177, 84%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#2cec23  rgb(44, 236, 35)  hsl(117, 84%, 53%)  Lime
#232cec  rgb(35, 44, 236)  hsl(237, 84%, 53%)  Blue