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#EC291E

#ec291e ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec291e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 16.08% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.63% magenta, 87.29% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 3.2°, with 84.43% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.1951

Complementary

  1. #ec291e
  2. #1ee1ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec291e
  2. #1eec90
  3. #1e7aec

Analogous

  1. #ec1e7a
  2. #ec291e
  3. #ec901e

Triadic

  1. #ec291e
  2. #1eec29
  3. #291eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec291e
  2. #e1ec1e
  3. #1ee1ec
  4. #291eec

Square

  1. #ec291e
  2. #7aec1e
  3. #1ee1ec
  4. #901eec

Monochromatic

  1. #680e09
  2. #af170f
  3. #ec291e
  4. #f26c65
  5. #f8afab

Shades

#ec291e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec291e
  2. #d4251b
  3. #bd2118
  4. #a51d15
  5. #8e1912
  6. #76150f
  7. #5e100c
  8. #470c09
  9. #2f0806
  10. #180403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec291e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec291e
  2. #ee3e35
  3. #f0544b
  4. #f26962
  5. #f47f78
  6. #f6948f
  7. #f7a9a5
  8. #f9bfbc
  9. #fbd4d2
  10. #fdeae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec291e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec291e
  2. #e13228
  3. #d63a32
  4. #cc433b
  5. #c14c45
  6. #b6554f
  7. #ab5d59
  8. #a06663
  9. #966f6c
  10. #8b7776
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b36362 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b5f18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a890c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae4f1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06f15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec291e {
  color: #ec291e;
}
Background
.bg-ec291e {
  background-color: #ec291e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec291e {
  border: 2px solid #ec291e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec291e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 41 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec291e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec291e, #ec901e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec291e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 41 30 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.24 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.41 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.41 #ff0000 Red ΔE 3.86 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.99 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.96 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.05 #13d6e1 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Lust
#ec291e  rgb(236, 41, 30)  hsl(3, 84%, 52%)  Lust
#1ee1ec  rgb(30, 225, 236)  hsl(183, 84%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise
#1eec29  rgb(30, 236, 41)  hsl(123, 84%, 52%)  Lime
#291eec  rgb(41, 30, 236)  hsl(243, 84%, 52%)  Blue