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#EE3C19

#ee3c19 ≈ Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee3c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.79% magenta, 89.5% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 9.86°, with 86.23% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Scarlet (#ff2400), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2148

Complementary

  1. #ee3c19
  2. #19cbee

Split complementary

  1. #ee3c19
  2. #19eea7
  3. #1961ee

Analogous

  1. #ee1961
  2. #ee3c19
  3. #eea719

Triadic

  1. #ee3c19
  2. #19ee3c
  3. #3c19ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee3c19
  2. #cbee19
  3. #19cbee
  4. #3c19ee

Square

  1. #ee3c19
  2. #61ee19
  3. #19cbee
  4. #a719ee

Monochromatic

  1. #661708
  2. #ae270d
  3. #ee3c19
  4. #f37860
  5. #f9b5a7

Shades

#ee3c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee3c19
  2. #d63617
  3. #be3014
  4. #a72a12
  5. #8f240f
  6. #771e0d
  7. #5f180a
  8. #471208
  9. #300c05
  10. #180603
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee3c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee3c19
  2. #f05030
  3. #f16347
  4. #f3775e
  5. #f58a75
  6. #f79e8c
  7. #f8b1a3
  8. #fac5ba
  9. #fcd8d1
  10. #fdece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee3c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee3c19
  2. #e34323
  3. #d84a2e
  4. #cd5038
  5. #c25742
  6. #b75e4d
  7. #ac6557
  8. #a16c61
  9. #96726b
  10. #8b7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b76b66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74670f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08e04 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b25813 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4760f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd0d2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee3c19 {
  color: #ee3c19;
}
Background
.bg-ee3c19 {
  background-color: #ee3c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee3c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ee3c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee3c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee3c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee3c19, #eea719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee3c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 2.83 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 2.86 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 3.25 #ff0000 Red ΔE 3.39 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.68 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.17 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.17 #11c3e6 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Scarlet
#ee3c19  rgb(238, 60, 25)  hsl(10, 86%, 52%)  Scarlet
#19cbee  rgb(25, 203, 238)  hsl(190, 86%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#19ee3c  rgb(25, 238, 60)  hsl(130, 86%, 52%)  Lime
#3c19ee  rgb(60, 25, 238)  hsl(250, 86%, 52%)  Ultramarine