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#EF522B

#ef522b ≈ Flame

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef522b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 32.16% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.69% magenta, 82.01% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 11.94°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Flame (#e25822), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.2456

Complementary

  1. #ef522b
  2. #2bc8ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef522b
  2. #2befb4
  3. #2b66ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2b66
  2. #ef522b
  3. #efb42b

Triadic

  1. #ef522b
  2. #2bef52
  3. #522bef

Tetradic

  1. #ef522b
  2. #c8ef2b
  3. #2bc8ef
  4. #522bef

Square

  1. #ef522b
  2. #66ef2b
  3. #2bc8ef
  4. #b42bef

Monochromatic

  1. #781f09
  2. #bf320e
  3. #ef522b
  4. #f48c72
  5. #fac6b9

Shades

#ef522b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef522b
  2. #d74a27
  3. #bf4222
  4. #a7391e
  5. #8f311a
  6. #782916
  7. #602111
  8. #48190d
  9. #301009
  10. #180804
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef522b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef522b
  2. #f16340
  3. #f27555
  4. #f4866b
  5. #f59780
  6. #f7a995
  7. #f9baaa
  8. #facbbf
  9. #fcdcd5
  10. #fdeeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef522b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef522b
  2. #e45734
  3. #d95b3c
  4. #ce6045
  5. #c3644d
  6. #b86956
  7. #ac6e5e
  8. #a17267
  9. #96776f
  10. #8b7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba766e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807224 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff204b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b76727 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c87f26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe3a40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef522b {
  color: #ef522b;
}
Background
.bg-ef522b {
  background-color: #ef522b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef522b {
  border: 2px solid #ef522b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef522b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 82 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef522b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef522b, #efb42b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef522b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 82 43 / 0.35);
}

#e25822 Flame ΔE 3.90 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.01 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.27 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.67 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.73 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.88 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 5.26 #10add4 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Flame
#ef522b  rgb(239, 82, 43)  hsl(12, 86%, 55%)  Flame
#2bc8ef  rgb(43, 200, 239)  hsl(192, 86%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#2bef52  rgb(43, 239, 82)  hsl(132, 86%, 55%)  Malachite
#522bef  rgb(82, 43, 239)  hsl(252, 86%, 55%)  Han Purple