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#EF3C19

#ef3c19 ≈ Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef3c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.9% magenta, 89.54% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 9.81°, with 86.99% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Scarlet (#ff2400), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2165

Complementary

  1. #ef3c19
  2. #19ccef

Split complementary

  1. #ef3c19
  2. #19efa7
  3. #1961ef

Analogous

  1. #ef1961
  2. #ef3c19
  3. #efa719

Triadic

  1. #ef3c19
  2. #19ef3c
  3. #3c19ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef3c19
  2. #ccef19
  3. #19ccef
  4. #3c19ef

Square

  1. #ef3c19
  2. #61ef19
  3. #19ccef
  4. #a719ef

Monochromatic

  1. #681707
  2. #af270c
  3. #ef3c19
  4. #f47961
  5. #f9b5a8

Shades

#ef3c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef3c19
  2. #d73617
  3. #bf3014
  4. #a72a12
  5. #8f240f
  6. #781e0d
  7. #60180a
  8. #481208
  9. #300c05
  10. #180603
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef3c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef3c19
  2. #f15030
  3. #f26347
  4. #f4775e
  5. #f58a75
  6. #f79e8c
  7. #f9b1a3
  8. #fac5ba
  9. #fcd8d1
  10. #fdece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef3c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef3c19
  2. #e44323
  3. #d94a2e
  4. #ce5038
  5. #c35742
  6. #b85e4d
  7. #ac6557
  8. #a16c61
  9. #96726b
  10. #8b7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b76b66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75670f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08f04 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b35913 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5760f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe0c2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef3c19 {
  color: #ef3c19;
}
Background
.bg-ef3c19 {
  background-color: #ef3c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef3c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ef3c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef3c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef3c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef3c19, #efa719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef3c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 2.70 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 2.72 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.19 #ff0000 Red ΔE 3.34 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.53 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.10 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.24 #10c3e6 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Scarlet
#ef3c19  rgb(239, 60, 25)  hsl(10, 87%, 52%)  Scarlet
#19ccef  rgb(25, 204, 239)  hsl(190, 87%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#19ef3c  rgb(25, 239, 60)  hsl(130, 87%, 52%)  Lime
#3c19ef  rgb(60, 25, 239)  hsl(250, 87%, 52%)  Ultramarine