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#EF232B

#ef232b ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef232b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 13.73% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.36% magenta, 82.01% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 357.65°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.1973

Complementary

  1. #ef232b
  2. #23efe7

Split complementary

  1. #ef232b
  2. #23ef81
  3. #2391ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2391
  2. #ef232b
  3. #ef8123

Triadic

  1. #ef232b
  2. #2bef23
  3. #232bef

Tetradic

  1. #ef232b
  2. #efe723
  3. #23efe7
  4. #232bef

Square

  1. #ef232b
  2. #91ef23
  3. #23efe7
  4. #8123ef

Monochromatic

  1. #71080c
  2. #b80d14
  3. #ef232b
  4. #f46a70
  5. #f9b2b4

Shades

#ef232b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef232b
  2. #d72027
  3. #bf1c22
  4. #a7191e
  5. #8f151a
  6. #781216
  7. #600e11
  8. #480b0d
  9. #300709
  10. #180404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef232b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef232b
  2. #f13940
  3. #f24f55
  4. #f4656b
  5. #f57b80
  6. #f79195
  7. #f9a7aa
  8. #fabdbf
  9. #fcd3d5
  10. #fde9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef232b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef232b
  2. #e42c34
  3. #d9363c
  4. #ce3f45
  5. #c3484d
  6. #b85256
  7. #ac5b5e
  8. #a16467
  9. #966d6f
  10. #8b7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a5f28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8a1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b04e29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c26f24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef232b {
  color: #ef232b;
}
Background
.bg-ef232b {
  background-color: #ef232b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef232b {
  border: 2px solid #ef232b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef232b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 35 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef232b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef232b, #ef8123);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef232b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 35 43 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.74 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.14 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.14 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.43 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.98 #ff0000 Red ΔE 6.05 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.22 #10dcd4 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Lust
#ef232b  rgb(239, 35, 43)  hsl(358, 86%, 54%)  Lust
#23efe7  rgb(35, 239, 231)  hsl(178, 86%, 54%)  Bright Turquoise
#2bef23  rgb(43, 239, 35)  hsl(118, 86%, 54%)  Lime
#232bef  rgb(35, 43, 239)  hsl(238, 86%, 54%)  Blue