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#E0042E

#e0042e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e0042e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 1.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.21% magenta, 79.46% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 348.55°, with 96.49% saturation and 44.71% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.1613

Complementary

  1. #e0042e
  2. #04e0b6

Split complementary

  1. #e0042e
  2. #04e048
  3. #049ce0

Analogous

  1. #e0049c
  2. #e0042e
  3. #e04804

Triadic

  1. #e0042e
  2. #2ee004
  3. #042ee0

Tetradic

  1. #e0042e
  2. #e0b604
  3. #04e0b6
  4. #042ee0

Square

  1. #e0042e
  2. #9ce004
  3. #04e0b6
  4. #4804e0

Monochromatic

  1. #4a010f
  2. #95031f
  3. #e0042e
  4. #fb355b
  5. #fd8098

Shades

#e0042e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e0042e
  2. #ca0429
  3. #b30325
  4. #9d0320
  5. #86021c
  6. #700217
  7. #5a0212
  8. #43010e
  9. #2d0109
  10. #160005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e0042e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e0042e
  2. #e31d43
  3. #e63658
  4. #e94f6d
  5. #ec6882
  6. #f08297
  7. #f39bab
  8. #f6b4c0
  9. #f9cdd5
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e0042e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e0042e
  2. #d61036
  3. #cd1d3e
  4. #c32947
  5. #ba364f
  6. #b04257
  7. #a64e5f
  8. #9d5b67
  9. #936770
  10. #8a7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9585c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d542d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7f24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2422d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56428 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e0042e {
  color: #e0042e;
}
Background
.bg-e0042e {
  background-color: #e0042e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e0042e {
  border: 2px solid #e0042e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e0042e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 4 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e0042e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e0042e, #e04804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e0042e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 4 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.93 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.44 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.67 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.33 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.31 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.49 #1ffbd1 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e0042e  rgb(224, 4, 46)  hsl(349, 96%, 45%)  Cadmium Red
#04e0b6  rgb(4, 224, 182)  hsl(169, 96%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#2ee004  rgb(46, 224, 4)  hsl(109, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green
#042ee0  rgb(4, 46, 224)  hsl(229, 96%, 45%)  Blue