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#FF4E2C

#ff4e2c ≈ Coquelicot

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ff4e2c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 30.59% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.41% magenta, 82.75% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 9.67°, with 100% saturation and 58.63% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Coquelicot (#ff3800), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.2689

Complementary

  1. #ff4e2c
  2. #2cddff

Split complementary

  1. #ff4e2c
  2. #2cffb8
  3. #2c74ff

Analogous

  1. #ff2c74
  2. #ff4e2c
  3. #ffb82c

Triadic

  1. #ff4e2c
  2. #2cff4e
  3. #4e2cff

Tetradic

  1. #ff4e2c
  2. #ddff2c
  3. #2cddff
  4. #4e2cff

Square

  1. #ff4e2c
  2. #74ff2c
  3. #2cddff
  4. #b82cff

Monochromatic

  1. #921800
  2. #df2400
  3. #ff4e2c
  4. #ff8e79
  5. #ffcec5

Shades

#ff4e2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff4e2c
  2. #e64628
  3. #cc3e23
  4. #b3371f
  5. #992f1a
  6. #802716
  7. #661f12
  8. #4d170d
  9. #331009
  10. #1a0804
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff4e2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff4e2c
  2. #ff6041
  3. #ff7156
  4. #ff836b
  5. #ff9580
  6. #ffa796
  7. #ffb8ab
  8. #ffcac0
  9. #ffdcd5
  10. #ffedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff4e2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff4e2c
  2. #f25334
  3. #e6583d
  4. #d95d45
  5. #cc624e
  6. #c06756
  7. #b36c5e
  8. #a67167
  9. #99766f
  10. #8d7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c57973 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837526 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c26728 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d48426 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff2f3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff4e2c {
  color: #ff4e2c;
}
Background
.bg-ff4e2c {
  background-color: #ff4e2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff4e2c {
  border: 2px solid #ff4e2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff4e2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 78 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff4e2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff4e2c, #ffb82c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff4e2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 78 44 / 0.35);
}

#ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.18 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 4.21 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.49 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.80 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.01 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 5.51 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.55 #00b1d3 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Coquelicot
#ff4e2c  rgb(255, 78, 44)  hsl(10, 100%, 59%)  Coquelicot
#2cddff  rgb(44, 221, 255)  hsl(190, 100%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#2cff4e  rgb(44, 255, 78)  hsl(130, 100%, 59%)  Lime
#4e2cff  rgb(78, 44, 255)  hsl(250, 100%, 59%)  Han Purple