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#EF3003

#ef3003 ≈ Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef3003 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 18.82% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.92% magenta, 98.74% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 11.44°, 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Scarlet (#ff2400), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #ef3003
  2. #03c2ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef3003
  2. #03efa6
  3. #034cef

Analogous

  1. #ef034c
  2. #ef3003
  3. #efa603

Triadic

  1. #ef3003
  2. #03ef30
  3. #3003ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef3003
  2. #c2ef03
  3. #03c2ef
  4. #3003ef

Square

  1. #ef3003
  2. #4cef03
  3. #03c2ef
  4. #a603ef

Monochromatic

  1. #581201
  2. #a32102
  3. #ef3003
  4. #fd6542
  5. #fea38d

Shades

#ef3003 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef3003
  2. #d72b03
  3. #bf2602
  4. #a72202
  5. #8f1d02
  6. #781802
  7. #601301
  8. #480e01
  9. #300a01
  10. #180500
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef3003 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef3003
  2. #f1451c
  3. #f25935
  4. #f46e4f
  5. #f58368
  6. #f79881
  7. #f9ac9a
  8. #fac1b3
  9. #fcd6cd
  10. #fdeae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef3003 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef3003
  2. #e43810
  3. #d9401c
  4. #ce4829
  5. #c35035
  6. #b85842
  7. #ac604e
  8. #a1685b
  9. #967067
  10. #8b7874
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b66762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b25200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c47200 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe0021 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef3003 {
  color: #ef3003;
}
Background
.bg-ef3003 {
  background-color: #ef3003;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef3003 {
  border: 2px solid #ef3003;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef3003;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 48 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef3003 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef3003, #efa603);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef3003 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 48 3 / 0.35);
}

#ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 2.74 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 2.82 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.00 #ff0000 Red ΔE 3.13 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.81 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.45 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.00 #10cffc Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Scarlet
#ef3003  rgb(239, 48, 3)  hsl(11, 98%, 47%)  Scarlet
#03c2ef  rgb(3, 194, 239)  hsl(191, 98%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#03ef30  rgb(3, 239, 48)  hsl(131, 98%, 47%)  Lime
#3003ef  rgb(48, 3, 239)  hsl(251, 98%, 47%)  Blue