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#E0212E

#e0212e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e0212e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 12.94% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.27% magenta, 79.46% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 355.92°, with 75.49% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1713

Complementary

  1. #e0212e
  2. #21e0d3

Split complementary

  1. #e0212e
  2. #21e074
  3. #218de0

Analogous

  1. #e0218d
  2. #e0212e
  3. #e07421

Triadic

  1. #e0212e
  2. #2ee021
  3. #212ee0

Tetradic

  1. #e0212e
  2. #e0d321
  3. #21e0d3
  4. #212ee0

Square

  1. #e0212e
  2. #8de021
  3. #21e0d3
  4. #7421e0

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0d12
  2. #9e161f
  3. #e0212e
  4. #e9646d
  5. #f3a7ac

Shades

#e0212e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e0212e
  2. #ca1e29
  3. #b31a25
  4. #9d1720
  5. #86141c
  6. #701117
  7. #5a0d12
  8. #430a0e
  9. #2d0709
  10. #160305
  11. #000000

Tints

#e0212e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e0212e
  2. #e33743
  3. #e64d58
  4. #e9646d
  5. #ec7a82
  6. #f09097
  7. #f3a6ab
  8. #f6bcc0
  9. #f9d3d5
  10. #fce9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e0212e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e0212e
  2. #d62b36
  3. #cd343e
  4. #c33e47
  5. #ba474f
  6. #b05157
  7. #a65a5f
  8. #9d6467
  9. #936d70
  10. #8a7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5d5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63592c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4492d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66829 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e0212e {
  color: #e0212e;
}
Background
.bg-e0212e {
  background-color: #e0212e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e0212e {
  border: 2px solid #e0212e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e0212e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 33 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e0212e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e0212e, #e07421);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e0212e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 33 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.05 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.46 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.56 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.82 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.62 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.96 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.06 #1fded1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e0212e  rgb(224, 33, 46)  hsl(356, 75%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#21e0d3  rgb(33, 224, 211)  hsl(176, 75%, 50%)  Turquoise
#2ee021  rgb(46, 224, 33)  hsl(116, 75%, 50%)  Lime Green
#212ee0  rgb(33, 46, 224)  hsl(236, 75%, 50%)  Blue