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#EC2427

#ec2427 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec2427 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.75% magenta, 83.47% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 359.1°, 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 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.1924

Complementary

  1. #ec2427
  2. #24ece9

Split complementary

  1. #ec2427
  2. #24ec85
  3. #248bec

Analogous

  1. #ec248b
  2. #ec2427
  3. #ec8524

Triadic

  1. #ec2427
  2. #27ec24
  3. #2427ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2427
  2. #ece924
  3. #24ece9
  4. #2427ec

Square

  1. #ec2427
  2. #8bec24
  3. #24ece9
  4. #8524ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0a0b
  2. #b41012
  3. #ec2427
  4. #f26a6c
  5. #f8b1b2

Shades

#ec2427 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2427
  2. #d42023
  3. #bd1d1f
  4. #a5191b
  5. #8e1617
  6. #761214
  7. #5e0e10
  8. #470b0c
  9. #2f0708
  10. #180404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2427 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2427
  2. #ee3a3d
  3. #f05052
  4. #f26668
  5. #f47c7d
  6. #f69293
  7. #f7a7a9
  8. #f9bdbe
  9. #fbd3d4
  10. #fde9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2427 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2427
  2. #e12d30
  3. #d63639
  4. #cc4042
  5. #c1494b
  6. #b65254
  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 #b36263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695e24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99881a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae4d25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06e20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2427 {
  color: #ec2427;
}
Background
.bg-ec2427 {
  background-color: #ec2427;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2427 {
  border: 2px solid #ec2427;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2427;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 36 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2427 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2427, #ec8524);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2427 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 36 39 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.79 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.02 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.02 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.58 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.43 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.59 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.75 #13dbd8 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Lust
#ec2427  rgb(236, 36, 39)  hsl(359, 84%, 53%)  Lust
#24ece9  rgb(36, 236, 233)  hsl(179, 84%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#27ec24  rgb(39, 236, 36)  hsl(119, 84%, 53%)  Lime
#2427ec  rgb(36, 39, 236)  hsl(239, 84%, 53%)  Blue