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#EC0011

#ec0011 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0011 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 92.8% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 355.68°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #ec0011
  2. #00ecdb

Split complementary

  1. #ec0011
  2. #00ec65
  3. #0087ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0087
  2. #ec0011
  3. #ec6500

Triadic

  1. #ec0011
  2. #11ec00
  3. #0011ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0011
  2. #ecdb00
  3. #00ecdb
  4. #0011ec

Square

  1. #ec0011
  2. #87ec00
  3. #00ecdb
  4. #6500ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530006
  2. #9f000b
  3. #ec0011
  4. #ff3948
  5. #ff868f

Shades

#ec0011 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0011
  2. #d4000f
  3. #bd000e
  4. #a5000c
  5. #8e000a
  6. #760009
  7. #5e0007
  8. #470005
  9. #2f0003
  10. #180002
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0011 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0011
  2. #ee1a29
  3. #f03341
  4. #f24d58
  5. #f46670
  6. #f68088
  7. #f799a0
  8. #f9b3b8
  9. #fbcccf
  10. #fde6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0011 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0011
  2. #e10d1c
  3. #d61a27
  4. #cc2632
  5. #c1333d
  6. #b64049
  7. #ab4d54
  8. #a05a5f
  9. #96666a
  10. #8b7375
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645809 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac440c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6900 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0011 {
  color: #ec0011;
}
Background
.bg-ec0011 {
  background-color: #ec0011;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ec0011 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0011;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0011;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0011 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0011, #ec6500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0011 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 17 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.93 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.92 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.60 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.81 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.30 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.30 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.38 #13ffee Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Lust
#ec0011  rgb(236, 0, 17)  hsl(356, 100%, 46%)  Lust
#00ecdb  rgb(0, 236, 219)  hsl(176, 100%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise
#11ec00  rgb(17, 236, 0)  hsl(116, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0011ec  rgb(0, 17, 236)  hsl(236, 100%, 46%)  Blue