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#EC2C32

#ec2c32 ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec2c32 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 17.25% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.36% magenta, 78.81% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 358.13°, with 83.48% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1986

Complementary

  1. #ec2c32
  2. #2cece6

Split complementary

  1. #ec2c32
  2. #2cec86
  3. #2c92ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2c92
  2. #ec2c32
  3. #ec862c

Triadic

  1. #ec2c32
  2. #32ec2c
  3. #2c32ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2c32
  2. #ece62c
  3. #2cece6
  4. #2c32ec

Square

  1. #ec2c32
  2. #92ec2c
  3. #2cece6
  4. #862cec

Monochromatic

  1. #750a0e
  2. #bb1116
  3. #ec2c32
  4. #f27276
  5. #f9b8ba

Shades

#ec2c32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2c32
  2. #d4282d
  3. #bd2328
  4. #a51f23
  5. #8e1a1e
  6. #761619
  7. #5e1214
  8. #470d0f
  9. #2f090a
  10. #180405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2c32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2c32
  2. #ee4147
  3. #f0565b
  4. #f26b70
  5. #f48084
  6. #f69699
  7. #f7abad
  8. #f9c0c2
  9. #fbd5d6
  10. #fdeaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2c32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2c32
  2. #e1343a
  3. #d63d42
  4. #cc4549
  5. #c14e51
  6. #b65659
  7. #ab5e61
  8. #a06769
  9. #966f70
  10. #8b7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46566 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6130 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8a29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae5131 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0702d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2c32 {
  color: #ec2c32;
}
Background
.bg-ec2c32 {
  background-color: #ec2c32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2c32 {
  border: 2px solid #ec2c32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2c32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 44 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2c32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2c32, #ec862c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2c32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 44 50 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.00 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.00 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.04 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.55 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.30 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.27 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.10 #13d3cd Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#ec2c32  rgb(236, 44, 50)  hsl(358, 83%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#2cece6  rgb(44, 236, 230)  hsl(178, 83%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#32ec2c  rgb(50, 236, 44)  hsl(118, 83%, 55%)  Lime
#2c32ec  rgb(44, 50, 236)  hsl(238, 83%, 55%)  Han Purple