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#E02027

#e02027 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e02027 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 12.55% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 82.59% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 357.81°, with 75.59% saturation and 50.2% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #e02027
  2. #20e0d9

Split complementary

  1. #e02027
  2. #20e079
  3. #2087e0

Analogous

  1. #e02087
  2. #e02027
  3. #e07920

Triadic

  1. #e02027
  2. #27e020
  3. #2027e0

Tetradic

  1. #e02027
  2. #e0d920
  3. #20e0d9
  4. #2027e0

Square

  1. #e02027
  2. #87e020
  3. #20e0d9
  4. #7920e0

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0d0f
  2. #9e161b
  3. #e02027
  4. #e96368
  5. #f3a6a9

Shades

#e02027 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e02027
  2. #ca1d23
  3. #b31a1f
  4. #9d161b
  5. #861317
  6. #701014
  7. #5a0d10
  8. #430a0c
  9. #2d0608
  10. #160304
  11. #000000

Tints

#e02027 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e02027
  2. #e3363d
  3. #e64d52
  4. #e96368
  5. #ec797d
  6. #f09093
  7. #f3a6a9
  8. #f6bcbe
  9. #f9d2d4
  10. #fce9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e02027 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e02027
  2. #d62a30
  3. #cd3339
  4. #c33d42
  5. #ba464b
  6. #b05054
  7. #a65a5c
  8. #9d6365
  9. #936d6e
  10. #8a7677
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635824 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91811c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44825 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66821 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e02027 {
  color: #e02027;
}
Background
.bg-e02027 {
  background-color: #e02027;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e02027 {
  border: 2px solid #e02027;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e02027;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 32 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 76% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e02027 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e02027, #e07920);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e02027 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 32 39 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.29 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.16 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.99 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.00 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.31 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.66 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.66 #1fdfd8 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e02027  rgb(224, 32, 39)  hsl(358, 76%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#20e0d9  rgb(32, 224, 217)  hsl(178, 76%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#27e020  rgb(39, 224, 32)  hsl(118, 76%, 50%)  Malachite
#2027e0  rgb(32, 39, 224)  hsl(238, 76%, 50%)  Blue