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#EE232C

#ee232c ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee232c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 13.73% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.29% magenta, 81.51% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 357.34°, with 85.65% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1956

Complementary

  1. #ee232c
  2. #23eee5

Split complementary

  1. #ee232c
  2. #23ee80
  3. #2392ee

Analogous

  1. #ee2392
  2. #ee232c
  3. #ee8023

Triadic

  1. #ee232c
  2. #2cee23
  3. #232cee

Tetradic

  1. #ee232c
  2. #eee523
  3. #23eee5
  4. #232cee

Square

  1. #ee232c
  2. #92ee23
  3. #23eee5
  4. #8023ee

Monochromatic

  1. #6f090d
  2. #b60e16
  3. #ee232c
  4. #f36a70
  5. #f9b1b4

Shades

#ee232c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee232c
  2. #d62028
  3. #be1c23
  4. #a7191f
  5. #8f151a
  6. #771216
  7. #5f0e12
  8. #470b0d
  9. #300709
  10. #180404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee232c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee232c
  2. #f03941
  3. #f14f56
  4. #f3656b
  5. #f57b80
  6. #f79196
  7. #f8a7ab
  8. #fabdc0
  9. #fcd3d5
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee232c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee232c
  2. #e32c34
  3. #d8363d
  4. #cd3f45
  5. #c2484e
  6. #b75256
  7. #ac5b5e
  8. #a16467
  9. #966d6f
  10. #8b7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a5f29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8921 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af4d2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c16f26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee232c {
  color: #ee232c;
}
Background
.bg-ee232c {
  background-color: #ee232c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee232c {
  border: 2px solid #ee232c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee232c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 35 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee232c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee232c, #ee8023);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee232c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 35 44 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.78 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.22 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.22 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.37 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.79 #ff0000 Red ΔE 6.38 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.45 #11dcd3 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Lust
#ee232c  rgb(238, 35, 44)  hsl(357, 86%, 54%)  Lust
#23eee5  rgb(35, 238, 229)  hsl(177, 86%, 54%)  Bright Turquoise
#2cee23  rgb(44, 238, 35)  hsl(117, 86%, 54%)  Lime
#232cee  rgb(35, 44, 238)  hsl(237, 86%, 54%)  Blue