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#EC0038

#ec0038 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0038 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 76.27% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 345.76°, 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 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.1812

Complementary

  1. #ec0038
  2. #00ecb4

Split complementary

  1. #ec0038
  2. #00ec3e
  3. #00aeec

Analogous

  1. #ec00ae
  2. #ec0038
  3. #ec3e00

Triadic

  1. #ec0038
  2. #38ec00
  3. #0038ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0038
  2. #ecb400
  3. #00ecb4
  4. #0038ec

Square

  1. #ec0038
  2. #aeec00
  3. #00ecb4
  4. #3e00ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530014
  2. #9f0026
  3. #ec0038
  4. #ff3968
  5. #ff86a3

Shades

#ec0038 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0038
  2. #d40032
  3. #bd002d
  4. #a50027
  5. #8e0022
  6. #76001c
  7. #5e0016
  8. #470011
  9. #2f000b
  10. #180006
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0038 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0038
  2. #ee1a4c
  3. #f03360
  4. #f24d74
  5. #f46688
  6. #f6809c
  7. #f799af
  8. #f9b3c3
  9. #fbccd7
  10. #fde6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0038 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0038
  2. #e10d3f
  3. #d61a46
  4. #cc264e
  5. #c13355
  6. #b6405c
  7. #ab4d63
  8. #a05a6a
  9. #966672
  10. #8b7379
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615937 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95862f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4537 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6933 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0038 {
  color: #ec0038;
}
Background
.bg-ec0038 {
  background-color: #ec0038;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0038 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0038;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0038;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0038 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0038, #ec3e00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0038 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 56 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.41 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.50 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.07 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.91 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.95 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.39 #13ffc7 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ec0038  rgb(236, 0, 56)  hsl(346, 100%, 46%)  Crimson
#00ecb4  rgb(0, 236, 180)  hsl(166, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine
#38ec00  rgb(56, 236, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 46%)  Neon Green
#0038ec  rgb(0, 56, 236)  hsl(226, 100%, 46%)  Persian Blue