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#EC0035

#ec0035 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0035 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 77.54% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 346.53°, 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 3.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff0033
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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #ec0035
  2. #00ecb7

Split complementary

  1. #ec0035
  2. #00ec41
  3. #00abec

Analogous

  1. #ec00ab
  2. #ec0035
  3. #ec4100

Triadic

  1. #ec0035
  2. #35ec00
  3. #0035ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0035
  2. #ecb700
  3. #00ecb7
  4. #0035ec

Square

  1. #ec0035
  2. #abec00
  3. #00ecb7
  4. #4100ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530013
  2. #9f0024
  3. #ec0035
  4. #ff3966
  5. #ff86a1

Shades

#ec0035 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0035
  2. #d40030
  3. #bd002a
  4. #a50025
  5. #8e0020
  6. #76001b
  7. #5e0015
  8. #470010
  9. #2f000b
  10. #180005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0035 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0035
  2. #ee1a49
  3. #f0335d
  4. #f24d72
  5. #f46686
  6. #f6809a
  7. #f799ae
  8. #f9b3c2
  9. #fbccd7
  10. #fde6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0035 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0035
  2. #e10d3d
  3. #d61a44
  4. #cc264c
  5. #c13353
  6. #b6405b
  7. #ab4d62
  8. #a05a6a
  9. #966671
  10. #8b7379
  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 #615934 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95862b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4534 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be692f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0035 {
  color: #ec0035;
}
Background
.bg-ec0035 {
  background-color: #ec0035;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0035 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0035;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0035;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0035 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0035, #ec4100);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0035 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 53 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.82 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.19 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.39 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.64 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.87 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.99 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.05 #13ffca Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ec0035  rgb(236, 0, 53)  hsl(347, 100%, 46%)  Crimson
#00ecb7  rgb(0, 236, 183)  hsl(167, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine
#35ec00  rgb(53, 236, 0)  hsl(107, 100%, 46%)  Neon Green
#0035ec  rgb(0, 53, 236)  hsl(227, 100%, 46%)  Blue