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#EF2B05

#ef2b05 ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef2b05 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.01% magenta, 97.91% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 9.74°, 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2009

Complementary

  1. #ef2b05
  2. #05c9ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef2b05
  2. #05efa0
  3. #0554ef

Analogous

  1. #ef0554
  2. #ef2b05
  3. #efa005

Triadic

  1. #ef2b05
  2. #05ef2b
  3. #2b05ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef2b05
  2. #c9ef05
  3. #05c9ef
  4. #2b05ef

Square

  1. #ef2b05
  2. #54ef05
  3. #05c9ef
  4. #a005ef

Monochromatic

  1. #591002
  2. #a41e03
  3. #ef2b05
  4. #fb6345
  5. #fda290

Shades

#ef2b05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef2b05
  2. #d72705
  3. #bf2204
  4. #a71e04
  5. #8f1a03
  6. #781603
  7. #601102
  8. #480d02
  9. #300901
  10. #180401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef2b05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef2b05
  2. #f1401e
  3. #f25537
  4. #f46b50
  5. #f58069
  6. #f79582
  7. #f9aa9b
  8. #fabfb4
  9. #fcd5cd
  10. #fdeae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef2b05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef2b05
  2. #e43411
  3. #d93c1e
  4. #ce452a
  5. #c34d36
  6. #b85643
  7. #ac5e4f
  8. #a1675b
  9. #966f67
  10. #8b7874
  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 #b66562 ≈ 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 #fe001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef2b05 {
  color: #ef2b05;
}
Background
.bg-ef2b05 {
  background-color: #ef2b05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef2b05 {
  border: 2px solid #ef2b05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef2b05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 43 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef2b05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef2b05, #efa005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef2b05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 43 5 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 2.69 #ff0000 Red ΔE 2.75 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 2.89 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.07 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.37 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.40 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.12 #10d4fa Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#ef2b05  rgb(239, 43, 5)  hsl(10, 96%, 48%)  Candy Apple Red
#05c9ef  rgb(5, 201, 239)  hsl(190, 96%, 48%)  Sky Blue
#05ef2b  rgb(5, 239, 43)  hsl(130, 96%, 48%)  Lime
#2b05ef  rgb(43, 5, 239)  hsl(250, 96%, 48%)  Blue