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#EE252D

#ee252d ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee252d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.45% magenta, 81.09% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 357.61°, 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1969

Complementary

  1. #ee252d
  2. #25eee6

Split complementary

  1. #ee252d
  2. #25ee81
  3. #2592ee

Analogous

  1. #ee2592
  2. #ee252d
  3. #ee8125

Triadic

  1. #ee252d
  2. #2dee25
  3. #252dee

Tetradic

  1. #ee252d
  2. #eee625
  3. #25eee6
  4. #252dee

Square

  1. #ee252d
  2. #92ee25
  3. #25eee6
  4. #8125ee

Monochromatic

  1. #71090d
  2. #b80e15
  3. #ee252d
  4. #f46c71
  5. #f9b3b6

Shades

#ee252d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee252d
  2. #d62129
  3. #be1e24
  4. #a71a20
  5. #8f161b
  6. #771317
  7. #5f0f12
  8. #470b0e
  9. #300709
  10. #180405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee252d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee252d
  2. #f03b42
  3. #f15157
  4. #f3666c
  5. #f57c81
  6. #f79296
  7. #f8a8ab
  8. #fabec0
  9. #fcd3d5
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee252d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee252d
  2. #e32e35
  3. #d8373e
  4. #cd4046
  5. #c2494e
  6. #b75357
  7. #ac5c5f
  8. #a16567
  9. #966e6f
  10. #8b7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a5f2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8a22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af4e2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c26f27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee252d {
  color: #ee252d;
}
Background
.bg-ee252d {
  background-color: #ee252d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee252d {
  border: 2px solid #ee252d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee252d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 37 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee252d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee252d, #ee8125);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee252d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 37 45 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.92 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.12 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.12 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.27 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.95 #ff0000 Red ΔE 6.43 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.50 #11dad2 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Lust
#ee252d  rgb(238, 37, 45)  hsl(358, 86%, 54%)  Lust
#25eee6  rgb(37, 238, 230)  hsl(178, 86%, 54%)  Bright Turquoise
#2dee25  rgb(45, 238, 37)  hsl(118, 86%, 54%)  Lime
#252dee  rgb(37, 45, 238)  hsl(238, 86%, 54%)  Blue