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#EF2A05

#ef2a05 ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef2a05 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 16.47% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.43% magenta, 97.91% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 9.49°, with 95.9% saturation and 47.84% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #ef2a05
  2. #05caef

Split complementary

  1. #ef2a05
  2. #05ef9f
  3. #0555ef

Analogous

  1. #ef0555
  2. #ef2a05
  3. #ef9f05

Triadic

  1. #ef2a05
  2. #05ef2a
  3. #2a05ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef2a05
  2. #caef05
  3. #05caef
  4. #2a05ef

Square

  1. #ef2a05
  2. #55ef05
  3. #05caef
  4. #9f05ef

Monochromatic

  1. #591002
  2. #a41d03
  3. #ef2a05
  4. #fb6245
  5. #fda190

Shades

#ef2a05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef2a05
  2. #d72605
  3. #bf2204
  4. #a71d04
  5. #8f1903
  6. #781503
  7. #601102
  8. #480d02
  9. #300801
  10. #180401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef2a05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef2a05
  2. #f13f1e
  3. #f25537
  4. #f46a50
  5. #f57f69
  6. #f79582
  7. #f9aa9b
  8. #fabfb4
  9. #fcd4cd
  10. #fdeae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef2a05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef2a05
  2. #e43311
  3. #d93b1e
  4. #ce442a
  5. #c34c36
  6. #b85543
  7. #ac5e4f
  8. #a1665b
  9. #966f67
  10. #8b7774
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b66561 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b15000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c37100 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef2a05 {
  color: #ef2a05;
}
Background
.bg-ef2a05 {
  background-color: #ef2a05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef2a05 {
  border: 2px solid #ef2a05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef2a05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 42 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef2a05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef2a05, #ef9f05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef2a05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 42 5 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 2.67 #ff0000 Red ΔE 2.71 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 2.94 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.13 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.47 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.30 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.08 #10d5fa Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#ef2a05  rgb(239, 42, 5)  hsl(9, 96%, 48%)  Candy Apple Red
#05caef  rgb(5, 202, 239)  hsl(189, 96%, 48%)  Sky Blue
#05ef2a  rgb(5, 239, 42)  hsl(129, 96%, 48%)  Lime
#2a05ef  rgb(42, 5, 239)  hsl(249, 96%, 48%)  Blue