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#EE252B

#ee252b ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee252b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.45% magenta, 81.93% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 358.21°, 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 2.61.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1967

Complementary

  1. #ee252b
  2. #25eee8

Split complementary

  1. #ee252b
  2. #25ee83
  3. #258fee

Analogous

  1. #ee258f
  2. #ee252b
  3. #ee8325

Triadic

  1. #ee252b
  2. #2bee25
  3. #252bee

Tetradic

  1. #ee252b
  2. #eee825
  3. #25eee8
  4. #252bee

Square

  1. #ee252b
  2. #8fee25
  3. #25eee8
  4. #8325ee

Monochromatic

  1. #71090c
  2. #b80e13
  3. #ee252b
  4. #f46c70
  5. #f9b3b5

Shades

#ee252b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee252b
  2. #d62127
  3. #be1e22
  4. #a71a1e
  5. #8f161a
  6. #771316
  7. #5f0f11
  8. #470b0d
  9. #300709
  10. #180404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee252b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee252b
  2. #f03b40
  3. #f15155
  4. #f3666b
  5. #f57c80
  6. #f79295
  7. #f8a8aa
  8. #fabebf
  9. #fcd3d5
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee252b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee252b
  2. #e32e34
  3. #d8373c
  4. #cd4045
  5. #c2494d
  6. #b75356
  7. #ac5c5e
  8. #a16567
  9. #966e6f
  10. #8b7778
  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 #6a5f28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8a20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af4e29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c26f25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee252b {
  color: #ee252b;
}
Background
.bg-ee252b {
  background-color: #ee252b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee252b {
  border: 2px solid #ee252b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee252b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 37 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee252b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee252b, #ee8325);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee252b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 37 43 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.61 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 2.99 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 2.99 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.59 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.94 #ff0000 Red ΔE 6.02 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.18 #11dad4 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Lust
#ee252b  rgb(238, 37, 43)  hsl(358, 86%, 54%)  Lust
#25eee8  rgb(37, 238, 232)  hsl(178, 86%, 54%)  Bright Turquoise
#2bee25  rgb(43, 238, 37)  hsl(118, 86%, 54%)  Lime
#252bee  rgb(37, 43, 238)  hsl(238, 86%, 54%)  Blue