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#EC3C19

#ec3c19 ≈ Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec3c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.58% magenta, 89.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 9.95°, with 84.74% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Scarlet (#ff2400), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2113

Complementary

  1. #ec3c19
  2. #19c9ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec3c19
  2. #19eca5
  3. #1960ec

Analogous

  1. #ec1960
  2. #ec3c19
  3. #eca519

Triadic

  1. #ec3c19
  2. #19ec3c
  3. #3c19ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec3c19
  2. #c9ec19
  3. #19c9ec
  4. #3c19ec

Square

  1. #ec3c19
  2. #60ec19
  3. #19c9ec
  4. #a519ec

Monochromatic

  1. #641708
  2. #aa280e
  3. #ec3c19
  4. #f27860
  5. #f8b4a6

Shades

#ec3c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec3c19
  2. #d43617
  3. #bd3014
  4. #a52a12
  5. #8e240f
  6. #761e0d
  7. #5e180a
  8. #471208
  9. #2f0c05
  10. #180603
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec3c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec3c19
  2. #ee5030
  3. #f06347
  4. #f2775e
  5. #f48a75
  6. #f69e8c
  7. #f7b1a3
  8. #f9c5ba
  9. #fbd8d1
  10. #fdece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec3c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec3c19
  2. #e14323
  3. #d64a2e
  4. #cc5038
  5. #c15742
  6. #b65e4d
  7. #ab6557
  8. #a06c61
  9. #96726b
  10. #8b7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56a65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74660f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8d05 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b15814 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2750f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0f2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec3c19 {
  color: #ec3c19;
}
Background
.bg-ec3c19 {
  background-color: #ec3c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec3c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ec3c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec3c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec3c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec3c19, #eca519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec3c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.12 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.17 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.42 #ff0000 Red ΔE 3.54 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.01 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.06 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.06 #13c3e6 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Scarlet
#ec3c19  rgb(236, 60, 25)  hsl(10, 85%, 51%)  Scarlet
#19c9ec  rgb(25, 201, 236)  hsl(190, 85%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#19ec3c  rgb(25, 236, 60)  hsl(130, 85%, 51%)  Lime
#3c19ec  rgb(60, 25, 236)  hsl(250, 85%, 51%)  Ultramarine