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#EC252F

#ec252f ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec252f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 14.51% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.32% magenta, 80.08% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 356.98°, with 83.97% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1936

Complementary

  1. #ec252f
  2. #25ece2

Split complementary

  1. #ec252f
  2. #25ec7e
  3. #2593ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2593
  2. #ec252f
  3. #ec7e25

Triadic

  1. #ec252f
  2. #2fec25
  3. #252fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec252f
  2. #ece225
  3. #25ece2
  4. #252fec

Square

  1. #ec252f
  2. #93ec25
  3. #25ece2
  4. #7e25ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0a0f
  2. #b51018
  3. #ec252f
  4. #f26b72
  5. #f8b2b5

Shades

#ec252f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec252f
  2. #d4212a
  3. #bd1e26
  4. #a51a21
  5. #8e161c
  6. #761318
  7. #5e0f13
  8. #470b0e
  9. #2f0709
  10. #180405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec252f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec252f
  2. #ee3b44
  3. #f05159
  4. #f2666d
  5. #f47c82
  6. #f69297
  7. #f7a8ac
  8. #f9bec1
  9. #fbd3d5
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec252f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec252f
  2. #e12e37
  3. #d6373f
  4. #cc4047
  5. #c1494f
  6. #b65358
  7. #ab5c60
  8. #a06568
  9. #966e70
  10. #8b7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b36364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695f2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998925 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad4e2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06e29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec252f {
  color: #ec252f;
}
Background
.bg-ec252f {
  background-color: #ec252f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec252f {
  border: 2px solid #ec252f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec252f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 37 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec252f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec252f, #ec7e25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec252f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 37 47 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 3.12 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.25 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.38 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.38 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.66 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.98 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.62 #13dad0 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Lust
#ec252f  rgb(236, 37, 47)  hsl(357, 84%, 54%)  Lust
#25ece2  rgb(37, 236, 226)  hsl(177, 84%, 54%)  Bright Turquoise
#2fec25  rgb(47, 236, 37)  hsl(117, 84%, 54%)  Lime
#252fec  rgb(37, 47, 236)  hsl(237, 84%, 54%)  Han Purple