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#EC0016

#ec0016 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0016 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 90.68% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 354.41°, 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 1.42.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #ec0016
  2. #00ecd6

Split complementary

  1. #ec0016
  2. #00ec60
  3. #008cec

Analogous

  1. #ec008c
  2. #ec0016
  3. #ec6000

Triadic

  1. #ec0016
  2. #16ec00
  3. #0016ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0016
  2. #ecd600
  3. #00ecd6
  4. #0016ec

Square

  1. #ec0016
  2. #8cec00
  3. #00ecd6
  4. #6000ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530008
  2. #9f000f
  3. #ec0016
  4. #ff394c
  5. #ff8691

Shades

#ec0016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0016
  2. #d40014
  3. #bd0012
  4. #a5000f
  5. #8e000d
  6. #76000b
  7. #5e0009
  8. #470007
  9. #2f0004
  10. #180002
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0016
  2. #ee1a2d
  3. #f03345
  4. #f24d5c
  5. #f46673
  6. #f6808b
  7. #f799a2
  8. #f9b3b9
  9. #fbccd0
  10. #fde6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0016
  2. #e10d21
  3. #d61a2b
  4. #cc2636
  5. #c13340
  6. #b6404b
  7. #ab4d56
  8. #a05a60
  9. #96666b
  10. #8b7375
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635810 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0013 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac4413 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6906 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0014 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0016 {
  color: #ec0016;
}
Background
.bg-ec0016 {
  background-color: #ec0016;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ec0016 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0016, #ec6000);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 22 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.42 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.29 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.00 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.00 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.00 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.22 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.65 #13ffe9 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Lust
#ec0016  rgb(236, 0, 22)  hsl(354, 100%, 46%)  Lust
#00ecd6  rgb(0, 236, 214)  hsl(174, 100%, 46%)  Turquoise
#16ec00  rgb(22, 236, 0)  hsl(114, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0016ec  rgb(0, 22, 236)  hsl(234, 100%, 46%)  Blue