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#EF2803

#ef2803 ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef2803 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 15.69% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.26% magenta, 98.74% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 9.41°, with 97.52% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.1987

Complementary

  1. #ef2803
  2. #03caef

Split complementary

  1. #ef2803
  2. #03ef9e
  3. #0354ef

Analogous

  1. #ef0354
  2. #ef2803
  3. #ef9e03

Triadic

  1. #ef2803
  2. #03ef28
  3. #2803ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef2803
  2. #caef03
  3. #03caef
  4. #2803ef

Square

  1. #ef2803
  2. #54ef03
  3. #03caef
  4. #9e03ef

Monochromatic

  1. #580f01
  2. #a31b02
  3. #ef2803
  4. #fd5f42
  5. #fe9f8d

Shades

#ef2803 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef2803
  2. #d72403
  3. #bf2002
  4. #a71c02
  5. #8f1802
  6. #781402
  7. #601001
  8. #480c01
  9. #300801
  10. #180400
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef2803 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef2803
  2. #f13e1c
  3. #f25335
  4. #f4694f
  5. #f57e68
  6. #f79481
  7. #f9a99a
  8. #fabfb3
  9. #fcd4cd
  10. #fdeae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef2803 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef2803
  2. #e43110
  3. #d93a1c
  4. #ce4229
  5. #c34b35
  6. #b85442
  7. #ac5d4e
  8. #a1665b
  9. #966e67
  10. #8b7774
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56461 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d5f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b14f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c37000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef2803 {
  color: #ef2803;
}
Background
.bg-ef2803 {
  background-color: #ef2803;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef2803 {
  border: 2px solid #ef2803;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef2803;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 40 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef2803 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef2803, #ef9e03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef2803 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 40 3 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 2.70 #ff0000 Red ΔE 2.74 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.04 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.24 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.60 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.27 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.18 #10d7fc Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#ef2803  rgb(239, 40, 3)  hsl(9, 98%, 47%)  Candy Apple Red
#03caef  rgb(3, 202, 239)  hsl(189, 98%, 47%)  Sky Blue
#03ef28  rgb(3, 239, 40)  hsl(129, 98%, 47%)  Lime
#2803ef  rgb(40, 3, 239)  hsl(249, 98%, 47%)  Blue