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#EC421B

#ec421b ≈ Ferrari Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec421b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 25.88% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.03% magenta, 88.56% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 11.2°, with 84.62% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ferrari Red (#ff2800), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.2181

Complementary

  1. #ec421b
  2. #1bc5ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec421b
  2. #1becab
  3. #1b5cec

Analogous

  1. #ec1b5c
  2. #ec421b
  3. #ecab1b

Triadic

  1. #ec421b
  2. #1bec42
  3. #421bec

Tetradic

  1. #ec421b
  2. #c5ec1b
  3. #1bc5ec
  4. #421bec

Square

  1. #ec421b
  2. #5cec1b
  3. #1bc5ec
  4. #ab1bec

Monochromatic

  1. #661a08
  2. #ac2c0e
  3. #ec421b
  4. #f27d62
  5. #f8b7a8

Shades

#ec421b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec421b
  2. #d43b18
  3. #bd3516
  4. #a52e13
  5. #8e2810
  6. #76210e
  7. #5e1a0b
  8. #471408
  9. #2f0d05
  10. #180703
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec421b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec421b
  2. #ee5532
  3. #f06849
  4. #f27b5f
  5. #f48e76
  6. #f6a18d
  7. #f7b3a4
  8. #f9c6bb
  9. #fbd9d1
  10. #fdece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec421b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec421b
  2. #e14825
  3. #d64e2f
  4. #cc5539
  5. #c15b43
  6. #b6614e
  7. #ab6758
  8. #a06d62
  9. #96746c
  10. #8b7a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b66d67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #776911 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08e0a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b25b16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c37712 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb1f32 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec421b {
  color: #ec421b;
}
Background
.bg-ec421b {
  background-color: #ec421b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec421b {
  border: 2px solid #ec421b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec421b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 66 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec421b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec421b, #ecab1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec421b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 66 27 / 0.35);
}

#ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.19 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.26 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.53 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.98 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.15 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.54 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.79 #13bde4 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Ferrari Red
#ec421b  rgb(236, 66, 27)  hsl(11, 85%, 52%)  Ferrari Red
#1bc5ec  rgb(27, 197, 236)  hsl(191, 85%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1bec42  rgb(27, 236, 66)  hsl(131, 85%, 52%)  Malachite
#421bec  rgb(66, 27, 236)  hsl(251, 85%, 52%)  Ultramarine