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#EC4F52

#ec4f52 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec4f52 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 30.98% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.53% magenta, 65.25% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 358.85°, with 80.51% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.2403

Complementary

  1. #ec4f52
  2. #4fece9

Split complementary

  1. #ec4f52
  2. #4fec9a
  3. #4fa0ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4fa0
  2. #ec4f52
  3. #ec9a4f

Triadic

  1. #ec4f52
  2. #52ec4f
  3. #4f52ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec4f52
  2. #ece94f
  3. #4fece9
  4. #4f52ec

Square

  1. #ec4f52
  2. #a0ec4f
  3. #4fece9
  4. #9a4fec

Monochromatic

  1. #921012
  2. #d7171b
  3. #ec4f52
  4. #f39496
  5. #fbd9da

Shades

#ec4f52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec4f52
  2. #d4474a
  3. #bd3f42
  4. #a53739
  5. #8e2f31
  6. #762829
  7. #5e2021
  8. #471819
  9. #2f1010
  10. #180808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec4f52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec4f52
  2. #ee6163
  3. #f07275
  4. #f28486
  5. #f49597
  6. #f6a7a9
  7. #f7b9ba
  8. #f9cacb
  9. #fbdcdc
  10. #fdedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec4f52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec4f52
  2. #e15457
  3. #d6595b
  4. #cc5e60
  5. #c16364
  6. #b66869
  7. #ab6c6e
  8. #a07172
  9. #967677
  10. #8b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b87475 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797151 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1934d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2652 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b36551 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c47d4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa3a52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec4f52 {
  color: #ec4f52;
}
Background
.bg-ec4f52 {
  background-color: #ec4f52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec4f52 {
  border: 2px solid #ec4f52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec4f52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 79 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec4f52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4f52, #ec9a4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec4f52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 79 82 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.80 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.89 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.29 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.58 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.60 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.60 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.78 #13b0ad Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#ec4f52  rgb(236, 79, 82)  hsl(359, 81%, 62%)  Indian Red
#4fece9  rgb(79, 236, 233)  hsl(179, 81%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#52ec4f  rgb(82, 236, 79)  hsl(119, 81%, 62%)  Malachite
#4f52ec  rgb(79, 82, 236)  hsl(239, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue