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#EE252A

#ee252a ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee252a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 14.51% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.45% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 358.51°, with 85.53% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1967

Complementary

  1. #ee252a
  2. #25eee9

Split complementary

  1. #ee252a
  2. #25ee85
  3. #258eee

Analogous

  1. #ee258e
  2. #ee252a
  3. #ee8525

Triadic

  1. #ee252a
  2. #2aee25
  3. #252aee

Tetradic

  1. #ee252a
  2. #eee925
  3. #25eee9
  4. #252aee

Square

  1. #ee252a
  2. #8eee25
  3. #25eee9
  4. #8525ee

Monochromatic

  1. #71090b
  2. #b80e13
  3. #ee252a
  4. #f46c6f
  5. #f9b3b5

Shades

#ee252a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee252a
  2. #d62126
  3. #be1e22
  4. #a71a1d
  5. #8f1619
  6. #771315
  7. #5f0f11
  8. #470b0d
  9. #300708
  10. #180404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee252a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee252a
  2. #f03b3f
  3. #f15155
  4. #f3666a
  5. #f57c7f
  6. #f79295
  7. #f8a8aa
  8. #fabebf
  9. #fcd3d4
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee252a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee252a
  2. #e32e33
  3. #d8373b
  4. #cd4044
  5. #c2494c
  6. #b75355
  7. #ac5c5e
  8. #a16566
  9. #966e6f
  10. #8b7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a5f27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8a1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af4e28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c26f23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee252a {
  color: #ee252a;
}
Background
.bg-ee252a {
  background-color: #ee252a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee252a {
  border: 2px solid #ee252a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee252a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 37 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee252a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee252a, #ee8525);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee252a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 37 42 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.47 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 2.95 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 2.95 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.76 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.95 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.82 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.98 #11dad5 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Lust
#ee252a  rgb(238, 37, 42)  hsl(359, 86%, 54%)  Lust
#25eee9  rgb(37, 238, 233)  hsl(179, 86%, 54%)  Bright Turquoise
#2aee25  rgb(42, 238, 37)  hsl(119, 86%, 54%)  Lime
#252aee  rgb(37, 42, 238)  hsl(239, 86%, 54%)  Blue