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#EC371C

#ec371c ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec371c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 21.57% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.69% magenta, 88.14% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 7.79°, with 84.55% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.2065

Complementary

  1. #ec371c
  2. #1cd1ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec371c
  2. #1cec9f
  3. #1c69ec

Analogous

  1. #ec1c69
  2. #ec371c
  3. #ec9f1c

Triadic

  1. #ec371c
  2. #1cec37
  3. #371cec

Tetradic

  1. #ec371c
  2. #d1ec1c
  3. #1cd1ec
  4. #371cec

Square

  1. #ec371c
  2. #69ec1c
  3. #1cd1ec
  4. #9f1cec

Monochromatic

  1. #661509
  2. #ad230e
  3. #ec371c
  4. #f27563
  5. #f8b3a9

Shades

#ec371c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec371c
  2. #d43219
  3. #bd2c16
  4. #a52714
  5. #8e2111
  6. #761c0e
  7. #5e160b
  8. #471108
  9. #2f0b06
  10. #180603
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec371c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec371c
  2. #ee4b33
  3. #f05f49
  4. #f27360
  5. #f48777
  6. #f69b8e
  7. #f7afa4
  8. #f9c3bb
  9. #fbd7d2
  10. #fdebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec371c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec371c
  2. #e13e26
  3. #d64630
  4. #cc4d3a
  5. #c15444
  6. #b65c4e
  7. #ab6358
  8. #a06a62
  9. #96716c
  10. #8b7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56864 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716414 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c0a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b05518 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c27313 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec371c {
  color: #ec371c;
}
Background
.bg-ec371c {
  background-color: #ec371c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec371c {
  border: 2px solid #ec371c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec371c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 55 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec371c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec371c, #ec9f1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec371c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 55 28 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.24 #ff0000 Red ΔE 3.27 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.53 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.70 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.12 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.12 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.42 #13c8e3 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#ec371c  rgb(236, 55, 28)  hsl(8, 85%, 52%)  Candy Apple Red
#1cd1ec  rgb(28, 209, 236)  hsl(188, 85%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise
#1cec37  rgb(28, 236, 55)  hsl(128, 85%, 52%)  Lime
#371cec  rgb(55, 28, 236)  hsl(248, 85%, 52%)  Ultramarine