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#EC2E08

#ec2e08 ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec2e08 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 18.04% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.51% magenta, 96.61% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 10°, with 93.44% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.198

Complementary

  1. #ec2e08
  2. #08c6ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec2e08
  2. #08eca0
  3. #0854ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0854
  2. #ec2e08
  3. #eca008

Triadic

  1. #ec2e08
  2. #08ec2e
  3. #2e08ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2e08
  2. #c6ec08
  3. #08c6ec
  4. #2e08ec

Square

  1. #ec2e08
  2. #54ec08
  3. #08c6ec
  4. #a008ec

Monochromatic

  1. #581103
  2. #a22005
  3. #ec2e08
  4. #f96548
  5. #fba392

Shades

#ec2e08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2e08
  2. #d42907
  3. #bd2506
  4. #a52006
  5. #8e1c05
  6. #761704
  7. #5e1203
  8. #470e02
  9. #2f0902
  10. #180501
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2e08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2e08
  2. #ee4321
  3. #f05839
  4. #f26d52
  5. #f4826b
  6. #f69784
  7. #f7ab9c
  8. #f9c0b5
  9. #fbd5ce
  10. #fdeae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2e08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2e08
  2. #e13614
  3. #d63e20
  4. #cc472c
  5. #c14f38
  6. #b65744
  7. #ab5f50
  8. #a0675c
  9. #967068
  10. #8b7874
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46561 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af5100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c17000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0021 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2e08 {
  color: #ec2e08;
}
Background
.bg-ec2e08 {
  background-color: #ec2e08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2e08 {
  border: 2px solid #ec2e08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2e08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 46 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2e08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2e08, #eca008);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2e08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 46 8 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.14 #ff0000 Red ΔE 3.18 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.36 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.51 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.72 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.21 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.94 #13d1f7 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#ec2e08  rgb(236, 46, 8)  hsl(10, 93%, 48%)  Candy Apple Red
#08c6ec  rgb(8, 198, 236)  hsl(190, 93%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#08ec2e  rgb(8, 236, 46)  hsl(130, 93%, 48%)  Lime
#2e08ec  rgb(46, 8, 236)  hsl(250, 93%, 48%)  Blue