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#E00A28

#e00a28 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a28 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 3.92% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 351.59°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1622

Complementary

  1. #e00a28
  2. #0ae0c2

Split complementary

  1. #e00a28
  2. #0ae057
  3. #0a93e0

Analogous

  1. #e00a93
  2. #e00a28
  3. #e0570a

Triadic

  1. #e00a28
  2. #28e00a
  3. #0a28e0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a28
  2. #e0c20a
  3. #0ae0c2
  4. #0a28e0

Square

  1. #e00a28
  2. #93e00a
  3. #0ae0c2
  4. #570ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e030e
  2. #97071b
  3. #e00a28
  4. #f6405a
  5. #fa8999

Shades

#e00a28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a28
  2. #ca0924
  3. #b30820
  4. #9d071c
  5. #860618
  6. #700514
  7. #5a0410
  8. #43030c
  9. #2d0208
  10. #160104
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a28
  2. #e3233e
  3. #e63b53
  4. #e95469
  5. #ec6c7e
  6. #f08594
  7. #f39da9
  8. #f6b6bf
  9. #f9ced4
  10. #fce7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a28
  2. #d61631
  3. #cd223a
  4. #c32d42
  5. #ba394b
  6. #b04554
  7. #a6515d
  8. #9d5d66
  9. #93686e
  10. #8a7477
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9585b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5526 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7f1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34227 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56422 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a28 {
  color: #e00a28;
}
Background
.bg-e00a28 {
  background-color: #e00a28;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a28 {
  border: 2px solid #e00a28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a28, #e0570a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 40 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.33 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.15 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.62 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.63 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.83 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.08 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.86 #1ff5d7 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e00a28  rgb(224, 10, 40)  hsl(352, 91%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#0ae0c2  rgb(10, 224, 194)  hsl(172, 91%, 46%)  Turquoise
#28e00a  rgb(40, 224, 10)  hsl(112, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a28e0  rgb(10, 40, 224)  hsl(232, 91%, 46%)  Blue