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#EC4F28 Hot Shot

#EC4F28 is a medium, vivid red named Hot Shot. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 31.0% green and 15.7% blue (rgb(236, 79, 40)). Its HSL value is 12° hue, 84% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 83% yellow and 7% black. #EC4F28 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.72:1.

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Variations of #EC4F28

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EC4F28 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EC4F28 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EC4F28 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 63% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A4921F
  • Protanopia 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D6F21
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A66C1F
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A4921F
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BC8020
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF1A48
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F63F39
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #858585
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A77B76

#EC4F28 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.67:1 Poor#EC4F28 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.72:1 Good#EC4F28 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EC4F28 in CSS

/* Hot Shot */
.color { color: #EC4F28; }
.background { background-color: #EC4F28; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EC4F28; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 79 40);
color: hsl(12 84% 54%);
color: oklch(0.640 0.200 34.7);

#EC4F28 FAQ

What color is #EC4F28?

#EC4F28 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Hot Shot. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EC4F28?

#EC4F28 is rgb(236, 79, 40) in RGB, hsl(12, 84%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 67%, 83%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EC4F28?

The complementary color of #EC4F28 is #28C5EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EC4F28?

Black text has the best contrast on #EC4F28: 5.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EC4F28 a warm or cool color?

#EC4F28 is a warm color.