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#EC5152

#ec5152 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec5152 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 31.76% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 65.25% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 359.61°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.2433

Complementary

  1. #ec5152
  2. #51eceb

Split complementary

  1. #ec5152
  2. #51ec9e
  3. #51a0ec

Analogous

  1. #ec51a0
  2. #ec5152
  3. #ec9e51

Triadic

  1. #ec5152
  2. #52ec51
  3. #5152ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec5152
  2. #eceb51
  3. #51eceb
  4. #5152ec

Square

  1. #ec5152
  2. #a0ec51
  3. #51eceb
  4. #9e51ec

Monochromatic

  1. #941011
  2. #d91819
  3. #ec5152
  4. #f49697
  5. #fbdbdb

Shades

#ec5152 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec5152
  2. #d4494a
  3. #bd4142
  4. #a53939
  5. #8e3131
  6. #762929
  7. #5e2021
  8. #471819
  9. #2f1010
  10. #180808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec5152 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec5152
  2. #ee6263
  3. #f07475
  4. #f28586
  5. #f49797
  6. #f6a8a9
  7. #f7b9ba
  8. #f9cbcb
  9. #fbdcdc
  10. #fdeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec5152 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec5152
  2. #e15657
  3. #d65a5b
  4. #cc5f60
  5. #c16464
  6. #b66969
  7. #ab6d6e
  8. #a07272
  9. #967777
  10. #8b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b87576 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b7251 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2944e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2a53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b46751 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c47e4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa3d53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec5152 {
  color: #ec5152;
}
Background
.bg-ec5152 {
  background-color: #ec5152;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec5152 {
  border: 2px solid #ec5152;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec5152;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 81 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec5152 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec5152, #ec9e51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec5152 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 81 82 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.90 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.03 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.42 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.48 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.48 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.62 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.02 #13aead Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#ec5152  rgb(236, 81, 82)  hsl(360, 80%, 62%)  Indian Red
#51eceb  rgb(81, 236, 235)  hsl(180, 80%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#52ec51  rgb(82, 236, 81)  hsl(120, 80%, 62%)  Malachite
#5152ec  rgb(81, 82, 236)  hsl(240, 80%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue