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#EC4E36

#ec4e36 ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec4e36 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.95% magenta, 77.12% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 7.91°, with 82.73% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.2355

Complementary

  1. #ec4e36
  2. #36d4ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec4e36
  2. #36eca9
  3. #3679ec

Analogous

  1. #ec3679
  2. #ec4e36
  3. #eca936

Triadic

  1. #ec4e36
  2. #36ec4e
  3. #4e36ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec4e36
  2. #d4ec36
  3. #36d4ec
  4. #4e36ec

Square

  1. #ec4e36
  2. #79ec36
  3. #36d4ec
  4. #a936ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7d1b0c
  2. #c32a12
  3. #ec4e36
  4. #f38c7c
  5. #f9c9c2

Shades

#ec4e36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec4e36
  2. #d44631
  3. #bd3e2b
  4. #a53726
  5. #8e2f20
  6. #76271b
  7. #5e1f16
  8. #471710
  9. #2f100b
  10. #180805
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec4e36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec4e36
  2. #ee604a
  3. #f0715e
  4. #f28372
  5. #f49586
  6. #f6a79b
  7. #f7b8af
  8. #f9cac3
  9. #fbdcd7
  10. #fdedeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec4e36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec4e36
  2. #e1533d
  3. #d65845
  4. #cc5d4c
  5. #c16254
  6. #b6675b
  7. #ab6c62
  8. #a0716a
  9. #967671
  10. #8b7b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8736e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c6f32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1a4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b46434 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c47c32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa3643 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec4e36 {
  color: #ec4e36;
}
Background
.bg-ec4e36 {
  background-color: #ec4e36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec4e36 {
  border: 2px solid #ec4e36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec4e36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 78 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec4e36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4e36, #eca936);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec4e36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 78 54 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.59 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.59 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.84 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.84 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.89 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.12 #ff0000 Red ΔE 6.21 #13b1c9 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#ec4e36  rgb(236, 78, 54)  hsl(8, 83%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#36d4ec  rgb(54, 212, 236)  hsl(188, 83%, 57%)  Dark Turquoise
#36ec4e  rgb(54, 236, 78)  hsl(128, 83%, 57%)  Malachite
#4e36ec  rgb(78, 54, 236)  hsl(248, 83%, 57%)  Han Purple