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#EE4E2C

#ee4e2c ≈ Coquelicot

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee4e2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.23% magenta, 81.51% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 10.52°, with 85.09% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.3.

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Web safe#ff6633
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Relative luminance0.2381

Complementary

  1. #ee4e2c
  2. #2cccee

Split complementary

  1. #ee4e2c
  2. #2ceeaf
  3. #2c6bee

Analogous

  1. #ee2c6b
  2. #ee4e2c
  3. #eeaf2c

Triadic

  1. #ee4e2c
  2. #2cee4e
  3. #4e2cee

Tetradic

  1. #ee4e2c
  2. #ccee2c
  3. #2cccee
  4. #4e2cee

Square

  1. #ee4e2c
  2. #6bee2c
  3. #2cccee
  4. #af2cee

Monochromatic

  1. #771d0a
  2. #be2e0f
  3. #ee4e2c
  4. #f48973
  5. #f9c5ba

Shades

#ee4e2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee4e2c
  2. #d64628
  3. #be3e23
  4. #a7371f
  5. #8f2f1a
  6. #772716
  7. #5f1f12
  8. #47170d
  9. #301009
  10. #180804
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee4e2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee4e2c
  2. #f06041
  3. #f17156
  4. #f3836b
  5. #f59580
  6. #f7a796
  7. #f8b8ab
  8. #facac0
  9. #fcdcd5
  10. #fdedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee4e2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee4e2c
  2. #e35334
  3. #d8583d
  4. #cd5d45
  5. #c2624e
  6. #b76756
  7. #ac6c5e
  8. #a17167
  9. #96766f
  10. #8b7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 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 #7d6f26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59324 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1548 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b66429 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c67d27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd353e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee4e2c {
  color: #ee4e2c;
}
Background
.bg-ee4e2c {
  background-color: #ee4e2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee4e2c {
  border: 2px solid #ee4e2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee4e2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 78 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee4e2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee4e2c, #eeaf2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee4e2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 78 44 / 0.35);
}

#ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.30 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.44 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.56 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.67 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.05 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.22 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.22 #11b1d3 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Coquelicot
#ee4e2c  rgb(238, 78, 44)  hsl(11, 85%, 55%)  Coquelicot
#2cccee  rgb(44, 204, 238)  hsl(191, 85%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#2cee4e  rgb(44, 238, 78)  hsl(131, 85%, 55%)  Malachite
#4e2cee  rgb(78, 44, 238)  hsl(251, 85%, 55%)  Han Purple