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#EC372C

#ec372c ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec372c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.69% magenta, 81.36% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 3.44°, 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 1.75.

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Relative luminance0.2075

Complementary

  1. #ec372c
  2. #2ce1ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec372c
  2. #2cec97
  3. #2c81ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2c81
  2. #ec372c
  3. #ec972c

Triadic

  1. #ec372c
  2. #2cec37
  3. #372cec

Tetradic

  1. #ec372c
  2. #e1ec2c
  3. #2ce1ec
  4. #372cec

Square

  1. #ec372c
  2. #81ec2c
  3. #2ce1ec
  4. #972cec

Monochromatic

  1. #75110a
  2. #bb1b11
  3. #ec372c
  4. #f27a72
  5. #f9bcb8

Shades

#ec372c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec372c
  2. #d43228
  3. #bd2c23
  4. #a5271f
  5. #8e211a
  6. #761c16
  7. #5e1612
  8. #47110d
  9. #2f0b09
  10. #180604
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec372c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec372c
  2. #ee4b41
  3. #f05f56
  4. #f2736b
  5. #f48780
  6. #f69b96
  7. #f7afab
  8. #f9c3c0
  9. #fbd7d5
  10. #fdebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec372c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec372c
  2. #e13e34
  3. #d6463d
  4. #cc4d45
  5. #c1544e
  6. #b65c56
  7. #ab635e
  8. #a06a67
  9. #96716f
  10. #8b7978
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56867 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706428 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0562a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c27326 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec372c {
  color: #ec372c;
}
Background
.bg-ec372c {
  background-color: #ec372c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec372c {
  border: 2px solid #ec372c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec372c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 55 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec372c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec372c, #ec972c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec372c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 55 44 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 1.75 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 1.75 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.34 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.92 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.04 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.11 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.61 #13c8d3 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#ec372c  rgb(236, 55, 44)  hsl(3, 83%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#2ce1ec  rgb(44, 225, 236)  hsl(183, 83%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#2cec37  rgb(44, 236, 55)  hsl(123, 83%, 55%)  Lime
#372cec  rgb(55, 44, 236)  hsl(243, 83%, 55%)  Han Purple