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#EE2D0D

#ee2d0d ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee2d0d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 17.65% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.09% magenta, 94.54% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 8.53°, with 89.64% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 2.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2008

Complementary

  1. #ee2d0d
  2. #0dceee

Split complementary

  1. #ee2d0d
  2. #0dee9e
  3. #0d5eee

Analogous

  1. #ee0d5e
  2. #ee2d0d
  3. #ee9e0d

Triadic

  1. #ee2d0d
  2. #0dee2d
  3. #2d0dee

Tetradic

  1. #ee2d0d
  2. #ceee0d
  3. #0dceee
  4. #2d0dee

Square

  1. #ee2d0d
  2. #5eee0d
  3. #0dceee
  4. #9e0dee

Monochromatic

  1. #5d1205
  2. #a51f09
  3. #ee2d0d
  4. #f66952
  5. #faa89b

Shades

#ee2d0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee2d0d
  2. #d6290c
  3. #be240a
  4. #a72009
  5. #8f1b08
  6. #771707
  7. #5f1205
  8. #470e04
  9. #300903
  10. #180501
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee2d0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee2d0d
  2. #f04225
  3. #f1573d
  4. #f36c56
  5. #f5816e
  6. #f79686
  7. #f8ab9e
  8. #fac0b6
  9. #fcd5cf
  10. #fdeae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee2d0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee2d0d
  2. #e33519
  3. #d83e24
  4. #cd4630
  5. #c24e3b
  6. #b75747
  7. #ac5f52
  8. #a1675e
  9. #966f69
  10. #8b7875
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56562 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b05105 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c37100 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd0022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee2d0d {
  color: #ee2d0d;
}
Background
.bg-ee2d0d {
  background-color: #ee2d0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee2d0d {
  border: 2px solid #ee2d0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee2d0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 45 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee2d0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee2d0d, #ee9e0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee2d0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 45 13 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 2.69 #ff0000 Red ΔE 2.72 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.06 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.27 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.64 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.85 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.49 #11d2f2 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#ee2d0d  rgb(238, 45, 13)  hsl(9, 90%, 49%)  Candy Apple Red
#0dceee  rgb(13, 206, 238)  hsl(189, 90%, 49%)  Sky Blue
#0dee2d  rgb(13, 238, 45)  hsl(129, 90%, 49%)  Lime
#2d0dee  rgb(45, 13, 238)  hsl(249, 90%, 49%)  Blue