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#EC2425

#ec2425 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec2425 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 14.12% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.75% magenta, 84.32% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 359.7°, with 84.03% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #ec2425
  2. #24eceb

Split complementary

  1. #ec2425
  2. #24ec87
  3. #2489ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2489
  2. #ec2425
  3. #ec8724

Triadic

  1. #ec2425
  2. #25ec24
  3. #2425ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2425
  2. #eceb24
  3. #24eceb
  4. #2425ec

Square

  1. #ec2425
  2. #89ec24
  3. #24eceb
  4. #8724ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0a0a
  2. #b41010
  3. #ec2425
  4. #f26a6b
  5. #f8b1b1

Shades

#ec2425 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2425
  2. #d42021
  3. #bd1d1e
  4. #a5191a
  5. #8e1616
  6. #761213
  7. #5e0e0f
  8. #470b0b
  9. #2f0707
  10. #180404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2425 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2425
  2. #ee3a3b
  3. #f05051
  4. #f26666
  5. #f47c7c
  6. #f69292
  7. #f7a7a8
  8. #f9bdbe
  9. #fbd3d3
  10. #fde9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2425 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2425
  2. #e12d2e
  3. #d63637
  4. #cc4040
  5. #c14949
  6. #b65253
  7. #ab5b5c
  8. #a06465
  9. #966e6e
  10. #8b7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b36262 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695e21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998817 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae4d23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06e1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2425 {
  color: #ec2425;
}
Background
.bg-ec2425 {
  background-color: #ec2425;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2425 {
  border: 2px solid #ec2425;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2425;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 36 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2425 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2425, #ec8724);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2425 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 36 37 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.60 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.06 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.06 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.70 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.76 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.23 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.40 #13dbda Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Lust
#ec2425  rgb(236, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 84%, 53%)  Lust
#24eceb  rgb(36, 236, 235)  hsl(180, 84%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#25ec24  rgb(37, 236, 36)  hsl(120, 84%, 53%)  Lime
#2425ec  rgb(36, 37, 236)  hsl(240, 84%, 53%)  Blue