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#EE4E2A

#ee4e2a ≈ Coquelicot

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee4e2a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 30.59% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.23% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 11.02°, with 85.22% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Coquelicot (#ff3800), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#ff6633
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Relative luminance0.2379

Complementary

  1. #ee4e2a
  2. #2acaee

Split complementary

  1. #ee4e2a
  2. #2aeeb0
  3. #2a68ee

Analogous

  1. #ee2a68
  2. #ee4e2a
  3. #eeb02a

Triadic

  1. #ee4e2a
  2. #2aee4e
  3. #4e2aee

Tetradic

  1. #ee4e2a
  2. #caee2a
  3. #2acaee
  4. #4e2aee

Square

  1. #ee4e2a
  2. #68ee2a
  3. #2acaee
  4. #b02aee

Monochromatic

  1. #761d09
  2. #bc2f0f
  3. #ee4e2a
  4. #f48971
  5. #f9c4b8

Shades

#ee4e2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee4e2a
  2. #d64626
  3. #be3e22
  4. #a7371d
  5. #8f2f19
  6. #772715
  7. #5f1f11
  8. #47170d
  9. #301008
  10. #180804
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee4e2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee4e2a
  2. #f0603f
  3. #f17155
  4. #f3836a
  5. #f5957f
  6. #f7a795
  7. #f8b8aa
  8. #facabf
  9. #fcdcd4
  10. #fdedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee4e2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee4e2a
  2. #e35333
  3. #d8583b
  4. #cd5d44
  5. #c2624c
  6. #b76755
  7. #ac6c5e
  8. #a17166
  9. #96766f
  10. #8b7b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9746d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d6f24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59321 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1547 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b66426 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c67d25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd343e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee4e2a {
  color: #ee4e2a;
}
Background
.bg-ee4e2a {
  background-color: #ee4e2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee4e2a {
  border: 2px solid #ee4e2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee4e2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 78 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee4e2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee4e2a, #eeb02a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee4e2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 78 42 / 0.35);
}

#ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.03 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.28 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.32 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.44 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.71 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.30 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.36 #11b1d5 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Coquelicot
#ee4e2a  rgb(238, 78, 42)  hsl(11, 85%, 55%)  Coquelicot
#2acaee  rgb(42, 202, 238)  hsl(191, 85%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#2aee4e  rgb(42, 238, 78)  hsl(131, 85%, 55%)  Malachite
#4e2aee  rgb(78, 42, 238)  hsl(251, 85%, 55%)  Han Purple