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#EC3530

#ec3530 ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec3530 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 20.78% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.54% magenta, 79.66% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 1.6°, with 83.19% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.2059

Complementary

  1. #ec3530
  2. #30e7ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec3530
  2. #30ec93
  3. #3089ec

Analogous

  1. #ec3089
  2. #ec3530
  3. #ec9330

Triadic

  1. #ec3530
  2. #30ec35
  3. #3530ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec3530
  2. #e7ec30
  3. #30e7ec
  4. #3530ec

Square

  1. #ec3530
  2. #89ec30
  3. #30e7ec
  4. #9330ec

Monochromatic

  1. #780e0b
  2. #be1611
  3. #ec3530
  4. #f27976
  5. #f9bebc

Shades

#ec3530 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec3530
  2. #d4302b
  3. #bd2a26
  4. #a52522
  5. #8e201d
  6. #761b18
  7. #5e1513
  8. #47100e
  9. #2f0b0a
  10. #180505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec3530 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec3530
  2. #ee4945
  3. #f05d59
  4. #f2726e
  5. #f48683
  6. #f69a98
  7. #f7aeac
  8. #f9c2c1
  9. #fbd7d6
  10. #fdebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec3530 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec3530
  2. #e13d38
  3. #d64440
  4. #cc4c48
  5. #c15350
  6. #b65b58
  7. #ab6260
  8. #a06a68
  9. #967170
  10. #8b7978
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46867 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f642d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8c27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af552e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1732b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec3530 {
  color: #ec3530;
}
Background
.bg-ec3530 {
  background-color: #ec3530;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec3530 {
  border: 2px solid #ec3530;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec3530;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 53 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec3530 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec3530, #ec9330);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec3530 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 53 48 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 1.79 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 1.79 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.41 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.97 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.17 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.94 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.04 #13cacf Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#ec3530  rgb(236, 53, 48)  hsl(2, 83%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#30e7ec  rgb(48, 231, 236)  hsl(182, 83%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise
#30ec35  rgb(48, 236, 53)  hsl(122, 83%, 56%)  Lime
#3530ec  rgb(53, 48, 236)  hsl(242, 83%, 56%)  Han Purple