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#EF1609

#ef1609 ≈ Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef1609 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 8.63% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 96.23% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 3.39°, with 92.74% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Red (#ff0000), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#ff0000
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Relative luminance0.1894

Complementary

  1. #ef1609
  2. #09e2ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef1609
  2. #09ef89
  3. #096fef

Analogous

  1. #ef096f
  2. #ef1609
  3. #ef8909

Triadic

  1. #ef1609
  2. #09ef16
  3. #1609ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef1609
  2. #e2ef09
  3. #09e2ef
  4. #1609ef

Square

  1. #ef1609
  2. #6fef09
  3. #09e2ef
  4. #8909ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0803
  2. #a50f06
  3. #ef1609
  4. #f8564c
  5. #fb9c96

Shades

#ef1609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef1609
  2. #d71408
  3. #bf1207
  4. #a70f06
  5. #8f0d05
  6. #780b05
  7. #600904
  8. #480703
  9. #300402
  10. #180201
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef1609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef1609
  2. #f12d22
  3. #f2453a
  4. #f45c53
  5. #f5736b
  6. #f78b84
  7. #f9a29d
  8. #fab9b5
  9. #fcd0ce
  10. #fde8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef1609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef1609
  2. #e42115
  3. #d92b21
  4. #ce362d
  5. #c34039
  6. #b84b45
  7. #ac5650
  8. #a1605c
  9. #966b68
  10. #8b7574
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4605f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af4902 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c26d00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe0015 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef1609 {
  color: #ef1609;
}
Background
.bg-ef1609 {
  background-color: #ef1609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef1609 {
  border: 2px solid #ef1609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef1609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 22 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef1609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef1609, #ef8909);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef1609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 22 9 / 0.35);
}

#ff0000 Red ΔE 2.95 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.10 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.50 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.28 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.60 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.50 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.50 #10e9f6 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Red
#ef1609  rgb(239, 22, 9)  hsl(3, 93%, 49%)  Red
#09e2ef  rgb(9, 226, 239)  hsl(183, 93%, 49%)  Dark Turquoise
#09ef16  rgb(9, 239, 22)  hsl(123, 93%, 49%)  Lime
#1609ef  rgb(22, 9, 239)  hsl(243, 93%, 49%)  Blue