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#EE4528

#ee4528 ≈ Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee4528 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 27.06% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.01% magenta, 83.19% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 8.79°, with 85.34% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Scarlet (#ff2400), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.2259

Complementary

  1. #ee4528
  2. #28d1ee

Split complementary

  1. #ee4528
  2. #28eea8
  3. #286eee

Analogous

  1. #ee286e
  2. #ee4528
  3. #eea828

Triadic

  1. #ee4528
  2. #28ee45
  3. #4528ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee4528
  2. #d1ee28
  3. #28d1ee
  4. #4528ee

Square

  1. #ee4528
  2. #6eee28
  3. #28d1ee
  4. #a828ee

Monochromatic

  1. #741909
  2. #bb280f
  3. #ee4528
  4. #f4826f
  5. #f9c0b6

Shades

#ee4528 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee4528
  2. #d63e24
  3. #be3720
  4. #a7301c
  5. #8f2918
  6. #772314
  7. #5f1c10
  8. #47150c
  9. #300e08
  10. #180704
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee4528 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee4528
  2. #f0583e
  3. #f16a53
  4. #f37d69
  5. #f58f7e
  6. #f7a294
  7. #f8b5a9
  8. #fac7bf
  9. #fcdad4
  10. #fdecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee4528 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee4528
  2. #e34b31
  3. #d8513a
  4. #cd5742
  5. #c25d4b
  6. #b76354
  7. #ac685d
  8. #a16e66
  9. #96746e
  10. #8b7a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b86f6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #786b22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2901e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b45e25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c57922 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd2538 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee4528 {
  color: #ee4528;
}
Background
.bg-ee4528 {
  background-color: #ee4528;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee4528 {
  border: 2px solid #ee4528;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee4528;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 69 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee4528 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee4528, #eea828);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee4528 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 69 40 / 0.35);
}

#ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.93 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.94 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.09 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.09 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.31 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.43 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.51 #11bad7 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Scarlet
#ee4528  rgb(238, 69, 40)  hsl(9, 85%, 55%)  Scarlet
#28d1ee  rgb(40, 209, 238)  hsl(189, 85%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#28ee45  rgb(40, 238, 69)  hsl(129, 85%, 55%)  Lime
#4528ee  rgb(69, 40, 238)  hsl(249, 85%, 55%)  Han Purple