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#EC0034

#ec0034 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0034 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 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 77.97% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 346.78°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.1808

Complementary

  1. #ec0034
  2. #00ecb8

Split complementary

  1. #ec0034
  2. #00ec42
  3. #00aaec

Analogous

  1. #ec00aa
  2. #ec0034
  3. #ec4200

Triadic

  1. #ec0034
  2. #34ec00
  3. #0034ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0034
  2. #ecb800
  3. #00ecb8
  4. #0034ec

Square

  1. #ec0034
  2. #aaec00
  3. #00ecb8
  4. #4200ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530012
  2. #9f0023
  3. #ec0034
  4. #ff3965
  5. #ff86a1

Shades

#ec0034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0034
  2. #d4002f
  3. #bd002a
  4. #a50024
  5. #8e001f
  6. #76001a
  7. #5e0015
  8. #470010
  9. #2f000a
  10. #180005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0034
  2. #ee1a48
  3. #f0335d
  4. #f24d71
  5. #f46685
  6. #f6809a
  7. #f799ae
  8. #f9b3c2
  9. #fbccd6
  10. #fde6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0034
  2. #e10d3c
  3. #d61a43
  4. #cc264b
  5. #c13352
  6. #b6405a
  7. #ab4d62
  8. #a05a69
  9. #966671
  10. #8b7378
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615933 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95862a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4533 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be692e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0029 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0034 {
  color: #ec0034;
}
Background
.bg-ec0034 {
  background-color: #ec0034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0034 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0034, #ec4200);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 52 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.98 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.11 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.17 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.56 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.95 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.22 #13ffcb Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ec0034  rgb(236, 0, 52)  hsl(347, 100%, 46%)  Crimson
#00ecb8  rgb(0, 236, 184)  hsl(167, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine
#34ec00  rgb(52, 236, 0)  hsl(107, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0034ec  rgb(0, 52, 236)  hsl(227, 100%, 46%)  Blue