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#EF2B00

#ef2b00 ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef2b00 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 16.86% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.01% magenta, 100% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 10.79°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2008

Complementary

  1. #ef2b00
  2. #00c4ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef2b00
  2. #00efa2
  3. #004def

Analogous

  1. #ef004d
  2. #ef2b00
  3. #efa200

Triadic

  1. #ef2b00
  2. #00ef2b
  3. #2b00ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef2b00
  2. #c4ef00
  3. #00c4ef
  4. #2b00ef

Square

  1. #ef2b00
  2. #4def00
  3. #00c4ef
  4. #a200ef

Monochromatic

  1. #560f00
  2. #a21d00
  3. #ef2b00
  4. #ff5f3c
  5. #ff9e89

Shades

#ef2b00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef2b00
  2. #d72700
  3. #bf2200
  4. #a71e00
  5. #8f1a00
  6. #781600
  7. #601100
  8. #480d00
  9. #300900
  10. #180400
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef2b00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef2b00
  2. #f1401a
  3. #f25533
  4. #f46b4d
  5. #f58066
  6. #f79580
  7. #f9aa99
  8. #fabfb3
  9. #fcd5cc
  10. #fdeae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef2b00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef2b00
  2. #e4340d
  3. #d93c1a
  4. #ce4526
  5. #c34d33
  6. #b85640
  7. #ac5e4d
  8. #a1675a
  9. #966f66
  10. #8b7873
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 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 #ff0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b15000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c37100 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef2b00 {
  color: #ef2b00;
}
Background
.bg-ef2b00 {
  background-color: #ef2b00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef2b00 {
  border: 2px solid #ef2b00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef2b00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 43 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef2b00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef2b00, #efa200);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef2b00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 43 0 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 2.91 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 2.93 #ff0000 Red ΔE 2.99 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.07 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.23 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.84 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.92 #10d4ff Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#ef2b00  rgb(239, 43, 0)  hsl(11, 100%, 47%)  Candy Apple Red
#00c4ef  rgb(0, 196, 239)  hsl(191, 100%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#00ef2b  rgb(0, 239, 43)  hsl(131, 100%, 47%)  Lime
#2b00ef  rgb(43, 0, 239)  hsl(251, 100%, 47%)  Blue