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#EE121E

#ee121e ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee121e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 7.06% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.44% magenta, 87.39% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 356.73°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.31.

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Relative luminance0.187

Complementary

  1. #ee121e
  2. #12eee2

Split complementary

  1. #ee121e
  2. #12ee74
  3. #128cee

Analogous

  1. #ee128c
  2. #ee121e
  3. #ee7412

Triadic

  1. #ee121e
  2. #1eee12
  3. #121eee

Tetradic

  1. #ee121e
  2. #eee212
  3. #12eee2
  4. #121eee

Square

  1. #ee121e
  2. #8cee12
  3. #12eee2
  4. #7412ee

Monochromatic

  1. #60070c
  2. #a80c14
  3. #ee121e
  4. #f35962
  5. #f8a1a6

Shades

#ee121e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee121e
  2. #d6101b
  3. #be0e18
  4. #a70d15
  5. #8f0b12
  6. #77090f
  7. #5f070c
  8. #470509
  9. #300406
  10. #180203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee121e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee121e
  2. #f02a35
  3. #f1414b
  4. #f35962
  5. #f57178
  6. #f7898f
  7. #f8a0a5
  8. #fab8bc
  9. #fcd0d2
  10. #fde7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee121e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee121e
  2. #e31d28
  3. #d82832
  4. #cd333b
  5. #c23e45
  6. #b7494f
  7. #ac5459
  8. #a15f63
  9. #966a6c
  10. #8b7576
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b45f60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665b1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998709 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae481b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c16c14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee121e {
  color: #ee121e;
}
Background
.bg-ee121e {
  background-color: #ee121e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee121e {
  border: 2px solid #ee121e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee121e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 18 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee121e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee121e, #ee7412);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee121e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 18 30 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.31 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.37 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.07 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.07 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.94 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.15 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.30 #11ede1 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Lust
#ee121e  rgb(238, 18, 30)  hsl(357, 87%, 50%)  Lust
#12eee2  rgb(18, 238, 226)  hsl(177, 87%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#1eee12  rgb(30, 238, 18)  hsl(117, 87%, 50%)  Lime
#121eee  rgb(18, 30, 238)  hsl(237, 87%, 50%)  Blue