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#EF1908

#ef1908 ≈ Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef1908 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.54% magenta, 96.65% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 4.42°, with 93.52% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Red (#ff0000), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#ff0000
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Relative luminance0.1906

Complementary

  1. #ef1908
  2. #08deef

Split complementary

  1. #ef1908
  2. #08ef8d
  3. #086aef

Analogous

  1. #ef086a
  2. #ef1908
  3. #ef8d08

Triadic

  1. #ef1908
  2. #08ef19
  3. #1908ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef1908
  2. #deef08
  3. #08deef
  4. #1908ef

Square

  1. #ef1908
  2. #6aef08
  3. #08deef
  4. #8d08ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0a03
  2. #a51106
  3. #ef1908
  4. #f9574b
  5. #fb9c95

Shades

#ef1908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef1908
  2. #d71707
  3. #bf1406
  4. #a71206
  5. #8f0f05
  6. #780d04
  7. #600a03
  8. #480802
  9. #300502
  10. #180301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef1908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef1908
  2. #f13021
  3. #f24739
  4. #f45e52
  5. #f5756b
  6. #f78c84
  7. #f9a39c
  8. #fabab5
  9. #fcd1ce
  10. #fde8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef1908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef1908
  2. #e42314
  3. #d92e20
  4. #ce382c
  5. #c34238
  6. #b84d44
  7. #ac5750
  8. #a1615c
  9. #966b68
  10. #8b7674
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5615f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af4a01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c26d00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe0016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef1908 {
  color: #ef1908;
}
Background
.bg-ef1908 {
  background-color: #ef1908;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef1908 {
  border: 2px solid #ef1908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef1908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 94% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef1908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef1908, #ef8d08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef1908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#ff0000 Red ΔE 2.83 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 2.96 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.73 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.07 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.38 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.57 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.57 #10e6f7 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Red
#ef1908  rgb(239, 25, 8)  hsl(4, 94%, 48%)  Red
#08deef  rgb(8, 222, 239)  hsl(184, 94%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#08ef19  rgb(8, 239, 25)  hsl(124, 94%, 48%)  Lime
#1908ef  rgb(25, 8, 239)  hsl(244, 94%, 48%)  Blue