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#EC4E2D

#ec4e2d ≈ Coquelicot

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec4e2d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 30.59% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.95% magenta, 80.93% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 10.37°, with 83.41% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Coquelicot (#ff3800), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#ff6633
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Relative luminance0.2347

Complementary

  1. #ec4e2d
  2. #2dcbec

Split complementary

  1. #ec4e2d
  2. #2decae
  3. #2d6bec

Analogous

  1. #ec2d6b
  2. #ec4e2d
  3. #ecae2d

Triadic

  1. #ec4e2d
  2. #2dec4e
  3. #4e2dec

Tetradic

  1. #ec4e2d
  2. #cbec2d
  3. #2dcbec
  4. #4e2dec

Square

  1. #ec4e2d
  2. #6bec2d
  3. #2dcbec
  4. #ae2dec

Monochromatic

  1. #751d0b
  2. #bc2e11
  3. #ec4e2d
  4. #f28973
  5. #f9c4b9

Shades

#ec4e2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec4e2d
  2. #d44629
  3. #bd3e24
  4. #a53720
  5. #8e2f1b
  6. #762717
  7. #5e1f12
  8. #47170e
  9. #2f1009
  10. #180805
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec4e2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec4e2d
  2. #ee6042
  3. #f07157
  4. #f2836c
  5. #f49581
  6. #f6a796
  7. #f7b8ab
  8. #f9cac0
  9. #fbdcd5
  10. #fdedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec4e2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec4e2d
  2. #e15335
  3. #d6583e
  4. #cc5d46
  5. #c1624e
  6. #b66757
  7. #ab6c5f
  8. #a07167
  9. #96766f
  10. #8b7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7736c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c6f27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39225 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1848 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4632a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c57c29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb353f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec4e2d {
  color: #ec4e2d;
}
Background
.bg-ec4e2d {
  background-color: #ec4e2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec4e2d {
  border: 2px solid #ec4e2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec4e2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 78 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec4e2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4e2d, #ecae2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec4e2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 78 45 / 0.35);
}

#ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.61 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.63 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.72 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.73 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.86 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.86 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.41 #13b1d2 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Coquelicot
#ec4e2d  rgb(236, 78, 45)  hsl(10, 83%, 55%)  Coquelicot
#2dcbec  rgb(45, 203, 236)  hsl(190, 83%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#2dec4e  rgb(45, 236, 78)  hsl(130, 83%, 55%)  Malachite
#4e2dec  rgb(78, 45, 236)  hsl(250, 83%, 55%)  Han Purple