Lust (#E62020)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.57:1 — vs black: 4.59:1

Color values

  • HEX #E62020
  • RGB rgb(230, 32, 32)
  • HSL hsl(0, 79%, 51%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 86, 86, 10 )
  • Websafe #FF3333
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Romantic (190)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E62020 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Lust
#E62020 Base
#20E6E6
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Lust
#E62020 Base
#E62083
#E68320
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Lust
#E62020 Base
#20E620
#2020E6
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Lust
#E62020 Base
#20E683
#2083E6
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Lust
#E62020 Base
#83E620
#20E6E6
#8320E6
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Lust
#E62020 Base
#620B0B
#A71313
#C71616
#EA4545
#EE6565
#F5AAAA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Lust, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #170303
— #410707
— #6C0C0C
— #971111
— #C11616
Lust #E62020 Base
— #EA4848
— #EF7070
— #F39898
— #F8C0C0
— #FCE8E8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E62020. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E62020;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E62020;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E62020;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E62020,
        #20E6E6
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E62020,
        #20E6E6
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$lust: #E62020;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$lust-r: 230;
$lust-g: 32;
$lust-b: 32;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $lust;
    color: rgba($lust-r, $lust-g, $lust-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Lust appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E62020 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #868600 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #595924 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E62020 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #767676 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Lust ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Lust #E62020 Base
Red (pigment) #ED1C24 ΔE 1.54
KU Crimson #E8000D ΔE 2.35
Cadmium Red #E30022 ΔE 2.76
CG Red #E03C31 ΔE 2.94

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.