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#EC4E2E

#ec4e2e ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec4e2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 30.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.95% magenta, 80.51% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 10.11°, with 83.33% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#ff6633
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Relative luminance0.2348

Complementary

  1. #ec4e2e
  2. #2eccec

Split complementary

  1. #ec4e2e
  2. #2eecad
  3. #2e6dec

Analogous

  1. #ec2e6d
  2. #ec4e2e
  3. #ecad2e

Triadic

  1. #ec4e2e
  2. #2eec4e
  3. #4e2eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec4e2e
  2. #ccec2e
  3. #2eccec
  4. #4e2eec

Square

  1. #ec4e2e
  2. #6dec2e
  3. #2eccec
  4. #ad2eec

Monochromatic

  1. #761d0b
  2. #bc2e11
  3. #ec4e2e
  4. #f28974
  5. #f9c5ba

Shades

#ec4e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec4e2e
  2. #d44629
  3. #bd3e25
  4. #a53720
  5. #8e2f1c
  6. #762717
  7. #5e1f12
  8. #47170e
  9. #2f1009
  10. #180805
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec4e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec4e2e
  2. #ee6043
  3. #f07158
  4. #f2836d
  5. #f49582
  6. #f6a797
  7. #f7b8ab
  8. #f9cac0
  9. #fbdcd5
  10. #fdedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec4e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec4e2e
  2. #e15336
  3. #d6583e
  4. #cc5d47
  5. #c1624f
  6. #b66757
  7. #ab6c5f
  8. #a07167
  9. #967670
  10. #8b7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7736d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c6f29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1848 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4632b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c57c2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb353f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec4e2e {
  color: #ec4e2e;
}
Background
.bg-ec4e2e {
  background-color: #ec4e2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec4e2e {
  border: 2px solid #ec4e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec4e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 78 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec4e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4e2e, #ecad2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec4e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 78 46 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.70 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.70 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.72 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.76 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.81 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.92 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.49 #13b1d1 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#ec4e2e  rgb(236, 78, 46)  hsl(10, 83%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#2eccec  rgb(46, 204, 236)  hsl(190, 83%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#2eec4e  rgb(46, 236, 78)  hsl(130, 83%, 55%)  Malachite
#4e2eec  rgb(78, 46, 236)  hsl(250, 83%, 55%)  Han Purple