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#EC4E29

#ec4e29 ≈ Flame

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec4e29 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 30.59% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.95% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 11.38°, with 83.69% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.2344

Complementary

  1. #ec4e29
  2. #29c7ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec4e29
  2. #29ecaf
  3. #2966ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2966
  2. #ec4e29
  3. #ecaf29

Triadic

  1. #ec4e29
  2. #29ec4e
  3. #4e29ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec4e29
  2. #c7ec29
  3. #29c7ec
  4. #4e29ec

Square

  1. #ec4e29
  2. #66ec29
  3. #29c7ec
  4. #af29ec

Monochromatic

  1. #721e0a
  2. #b83010
  3. #ec4e29
  4. #f2886f
  5. #f8c2b6

Shades

#ec4e29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec4e29
  2. #d44625
  3. #bd3e21
  4. #a5371d
  5. #8e2f19
  6. #762715
  7. #5e1f10
  8. #47170c
  9. #2f1008
  10. #180804
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec4e29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec4e29
  2. #ee603e
  3. #f07154
  4. #f28369
  5. #f4957f
  6. #f6a794
  7. #f7b8a9
  8. #f9cabf
  9. #fbdcd4
  10. #fdedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec4e29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec4e29
  2. #e15332
  3. #d6583a
  4. #cc5d43
  5. #c1624c
  6. #b66755
  7. #ab6c5d
  8. #a07166
  9. #96766f
  10. #8b7b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7736c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d6f23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39221 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1747 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b46325 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c57c24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb353d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec4e29 {
  color: #ec4e29;
}
Background
.bg-ec4e29 {
  background-color: #ec4e29;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec4e29 {
  border: 2px solid #ec4e29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec4e29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 78 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec4e29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4e29, #ecaf29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec4e29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 78 41 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 4.03 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.08 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.33 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.48 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.75 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.25 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.39 #13b1d6 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Flame
#ec4e29  rgb(236, 78, 41)  hsl(11, 84%, 54%)  Flame
#29c7ec  rgb(41, 199, 236)  hsl(191, 84%, 54%)  Sky Blue
#29ec4e  rgb(41, 236, 78)  hsl(131, 84%, 54%)  Malachite
#4e29ec  rgb(78, 41, 236)  hsl(251, 84%, 54%)  Han Purple