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#EC4C35

#ec4c35 ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec4c35 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 29.8% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.8% magenta, 77.54% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 7.54°, with 82.81% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.2326

Complementary

  1. #ec4c35
  2. #35d5ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec4c35
  2. #35eca8
  3. #357aec

Analogous

  1. #ec357a
  2. #ec4c35
  3. #eca835

Triadic

  1. #ec4c35
  2. #35ec4c
  3. #4c35ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec4c35
  2. #d5ec35
  3. #35d5ec
  4. #4c35ec

Square

  1. #ec4c35
  2. #7aec35
  3. #35d5ec
  4. #a835ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7c1a0c
  2. #c22812
  3. #ec4c35
  4. #f38a7b
  5. #f9c8c1

Shades

#ec4c35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec4c35
  2. #d44430
  3. #bd3d2a
  4. #a53525
  5. #8e2e20
  6. #76261b
  7. #5e1e15
  8. #471710
  9. #2f0f0b
  10. #180805
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec4c35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec4c35
  2. #ee5e49
  3. #f0705d
  4. #f28272
  5. #f49486
  6. #f6a69a
  7. #f7b7ae
  8. #f9c9c2
  9. #fbdbd7
  10. #fdedeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec4c35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec4c35
  2. #e1513d
  3. #d65644
  4. #cc5c4c
  5. #c16153
  6. #b6665b
  7. #ab6b62
  8. #a0706a
  9. #967671
  10. #8b7b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7726d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6e31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2912e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1448 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b36233 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c47c31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa3341 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec4c35 {
  color: #ec4c35;
}
Background
.bg-ec4c35 {
  background-color: #ec4c35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec4c35 {
  border: 2px solid #ec4c35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec4c35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 76 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec4c35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4c35, #eca835);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec4c35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 76 53 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.28 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.28 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.74 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.76 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.93 #ff0000 Red ΔE 6.01 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.18 #13b3ca Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#ec4c35  rgb(236, 76, 53)  hsl(8, 83%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#35d5ec  rgb(53, 213, 236)  hsl(188, 83%, 57%)  Dark Turquoise
#35ec4c  rgb(53, 236, 76)  hsl(128, 83%, 57%)  Malachite
#4c35ec  rgb(76, 53, 236)  hsl(248, 83%, 57%)  Han Purple