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#EC421C

#ec421c ≈ Ferrari Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec421c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.03% magenta, 88.14% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 10.96°, 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ferrari Red (#ff2800), ΔE 3.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.2181

Complementary

  1. #ec421c
  2. #1cc6ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec421c
  2. #1cecaa
  3. #1c5eec

Analogous

  1. #ec1c5e
  2. #ec421c
  3. #ecaa1c

Triadic

  1. #ec421c
  2. #1cec42
  3. #421cec

Tetradic

  1. #ec421c
  2. #c6ec1c
  3. #1cc6ec
  4. #421cec

Square

  1. #ec421c
  2. #5eec1c
  3. #1cc6ec
  4. #aa1cec

Monochromatic

  1. #661a09
  2. #ad2b0e
  3. #ec421c
  4. #f27d63
  5. #f8b8a9

Shades

#ec421c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec421c
  2. #d43b19
  3. #bd3516
  4. #a52e14
  5. #8e2811
  6. #76210e
  7. #5e1a0b
  8. #471408
  9. #2f0d06
  10. #180703
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec421c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec421c
  2. #ee5533
  3. #f06849
  4. #f27b60
  5. #f48e77
  6. #f6a18e
  7. #f7b3a4
  8. #f9c6bb
  9. #fbd9d2
  10. #fdece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec421c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec421c
  2. #e14826
  3. #d64e30
  4. #cc553a
  5. #c15b44
  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 #766913 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08e0c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b25b17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c37714 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb1f32 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec421c {
  color: #ec421c;
}
Background
.bg-ec421c {
  background-color: #ec421c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec421c {
  border: 2px solid #ec421c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec421c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 66 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec421c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec421c, #ecaa1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec421c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 66 28 / 0.35);
}

#ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.22 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.27 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.60 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.95 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.11 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.64 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.89 #13bde3 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Ferrari Red
#ec421c  rgb(236, 66, 28)  hsl(11, 85%, 52%)  Ferrari Red
#1cc6ec  rgb(28, 198, 236)  hsl(191, 85%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#1cec42  rgb(28, 236, 66)  hsl(131, 85%, 52%)  Malachite
#421cec  rgb(66, 28, 236)  hsl(251, 85%, 52%)  Ultramarine