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#EC272D

#ec272d ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec272d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 15.29% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.47% magenta, 80.93% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 358.17°, with 83.83% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1947

Complementary

  1. #ec272d
  2. #27ece6

Split complementary

  1. #ec272d
  2. #27ec83
  3. #2790ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2790
  2. #ec272d
  3. #ec8327

Triadic

  1. #ec272d
  2. #2dec27
  3. #272dec

Tetradic

  1. #ec272d
  2. #ece627
  3. #27ece6
  4. #272dec

Square

  1. #ec272d
  2. #90ec27
  3. #27ece6
  4. #8327ec

Monochromatic

  1. #700a0d
  2. #b61015
  3. #ec272d
  4. #f26d71
  5. #f8b4b6

Shades

#ec272d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec272d
  2. #d42329
  3. #bd1f24
  4. #a51b20
  5. #8e171b
  6. #761417
  7. #5e1012
  8. #470c0e
  9. #2f0809
  10. #180405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec272d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec272d
  2. #ee3d42
  3. #f05257
  4. #f2686c
  5. #f47d81
  6. #f69396
  7. #f7a9ab
  8. #f9bec0
  9. #fbd4d5
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec272d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec272d
  2. #e13035
  3. #d6393e
  4. #cc4246
  5. #c14b4e
  6. #b65457
  7. #ab5c5f
  8. #a06567
  9. #966e6f
  10. #8b7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b36364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a5f2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998922 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae4e2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06f27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec272d {
  color: #ec272d;
}
Background
.bg-ec272d {
  background-color: #ec272d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec272d {
  border: 2px solid #ec272d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec272d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 39 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec272d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec272d, #ec8327);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec272d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 39 45 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.70 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 2.99 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 2.99 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.56 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.73 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.20 #ff0000 Red ΔE 6.51 #13d8d2 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Lust
#ec272d  rgb(236, 39, 45)  hsl(358, 84%, 54%)  Lust
#27ece6  rgb(39, 236, 230)  hsl(178, 84%, 54%)  Bright Turquoise
#2dec27  rgb(45, 236, 39)  hsl(118, 84%, 54%)  Lime
#272dec  rgb(39, 45, 236)  hsl(238, 84%, 54%)  Blue