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#EF1500

#ef1500 ≈ Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef1500 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 8.24% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.21% magenta, 100% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 5.27°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Red (#ff0000), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#ff0000
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Relative luminance0.1889

Complementary

  1. #ef1500
  2. #00daef

Split complementary

  1. #ef1500
  2. #00ef8c
  3. #0063ef

Analogous

  1. #ef0063
  2. #ef1500
  3. #ef8c00

Triadic

  1. #ef1500
  2. #00ef15
  3. #1500ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef1500
  2. #daef00
  3. #00daef
  4. #1500ef

Square

  1. #ef1500
  2. #63ef00
  3. #00daef
  4. #8c00ef

Monochromatic

  1. #560800
  2. #a20e00
  3. #ef1500
  4. #ff4e3c
  5. #ff9389

Shades

#ef1500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef1500
  2. #d71300
  3. #bf1100
  4. #a70f00
  5. #8f0d00
  6. #780b00
  7. #600800
  8. #480600
  9. #300400
  10. #180200
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef1500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef1500
  2. #f12c1a
  3. #f24433
  4. #f45b4d
  5. #f57366
  6. #f78a80
  7. #f9a199
  8. #fab9b3
  9. #fcd0cc
  10. #fde8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef1500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef1500
  2. #e4200d
  3. #d92a1a
  4. #ce3526
  5. #c34033
  6. #b84b40
  7. #ac554d
  8. #a1605a
  9. #966b66
  10. #8b7573
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4605f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af4900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c26c00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe0011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef1500 {
  color: #ef1500;
}
Background
.bg-ef1500 {
  background-color: #ef1500;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef1500 {
  border: 2px solid #ef1500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef1500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 21 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef1500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef1500, #ef8c00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef1500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 21 0 / 0.35);
}

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Red
#ef1500  rgb(239, 21, 0)  hsl(5, 100%, 47%)  Red
#00daef  rgb(0, 218, 239)  hsl(185, 100%, 47%)  Dark Turquoise
#00ef15  rgb(0, 239, 21)  hsl(125, 100%, 47%)  Lime
#1500ef  rgb(21, 0, 239)  hsl(245, 100%, 47%)  Blue