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#EC330C

#ec330c ≈ Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec330c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 20% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.39% magenta, 94.92% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 10.45°, with 90.32% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Scarlet (#ff2400), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2023

Complementary

  1. #ec330c
  2. #0cc5ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec330c
  2. #0ceca3
  3. #0c55ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0c55
  2. #ec330c
  3. #eca30c

Triadic

  1. #ec330c
  2. #0cec33
  3. #330cec

Tetradic

  1. #ec330c
  2. #c5ec0c
  3. #0cc5ec
  4. #330cec

Square

  1. #ec330c
  2. #55ec0c
  3. #0cc5ec
  4. #a30cec

Monochromatic

  1. #5a1405
  2. #a32308
  3. #ec330c
  4. #f66c4e
  5. #faa897

Shades

#ec330c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec330c
  2. #d42e0b
  3. #bd290a
  4. #a52408
  5. #8e1f07
  6. #761a06
  7. #5e1405
  8. #470f04
  9. #2f0a02
  10. #180501
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec330c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec330c
  2. #ee4724
  3. #f05c3d
  4. #f27055
  5. #f4856d
  6. #f69986
  7. #f7ad9e
  8. #f9c2b6
  9. #fbd6ce
  10. #fdebe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec330c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec330c
  2. #e13b18
  3. #d64223
  4. #cc4a2f
  5. #c1523a
  6. #b65a46
  7. #ab6152
  8. #a0695d
  9. #967169
  10. #8b7874
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b05303 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c27200 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec330c {
  color: #ec330c;
}
Background
.bg-ec330c {
  background-color: #ec330c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec330c {
  border: 2px solid #ec330c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec330c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 51 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec330c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec330c, #eca30c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec330c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 51 12 / 0.35);
}

#ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.15 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.19 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.26 #ff0000 Red ΔE 3.28 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.31 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.52 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.86 #13ccf3 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Scarlet
#ec330c  rgb(236, 51, 12)  hsl(10, 90%, 49%)  Scarlet
#0cc5ec  rgb(12, 197, 236)  hsl(190, 90%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#0cec33  rgb(12, 236, 51)  hsl(130, 90%, 49%)  Lime
#330cec  rgb(51, 12, 236)  hsl(250, 90%, 49%)  Blue