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#E02A2E

#e02a2e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e02a2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 16.47% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.25% magenta, 79.46% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 358.68°, with 74.59% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #e02a2e
  2. #2ae0dc

Split complementary

  1. #e02a2e
  2. #2ae081
  3. #2a89e0

Analogous

  1. #e02a89
  2. #e02a2e
  3. #e0812a

Triadic

  1. #e02a2e
  2. #2ee02a
  3. #2a2ee0

Tetradic

  1. #e02a2e
  2. #e0dc2a
  3. #2ae0dc
  4. #2a2ee0

Square

  1. #e02a2e
  2. #89e02a
  3. #2ae0dc
  4. #812ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #630e10
  2. #a5181b
  3. #e02a2e
  4. #ea6d70
  5. #f3b0b1

Shades

#e02a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e02a2e
  2. #ca2629
  3. #b32225
  4. #9d1d20
  5. #86191c
  6. #701517
  7. #5a1112
  8. #430d0e
  9. #2d0809
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#e02a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e02a2e
  2. #e33f43
  3. #e65558
  4. #e96a6d
  5. #ec7f82
  6. #f09597
  7. #f3aaab
  8. #f6bfc0
  9. #f9d4d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e02a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e02a2e
  2. #d63336
  3. #cd3b3e
  4. #c34447
  5. #ba4c4f
  6. #b05557
  7. #a65e5f
  8. #9d6667
  9. #936f70
  10. #8a7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5f60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665c2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928325 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a54c2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b76a29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e02a2e {
  color: #e02a2e;
}
Background
.bg-e02a2e {
  background-color: #e02a2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e02a2e {
  border: 2px solid #e02a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e02a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 42 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 75% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e02a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e02a2e, #e0812a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e02a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 42 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.33 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.76 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.83 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.96 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.96 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.45 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.14 #1fd5d1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e02a2e  rgb(224, 42, 46)  hsl(359, 75%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2ae0dc  rgb(42, 224, 220)  hsl(179, 75%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#2ee02a  rgb(46, 224, 42)  hsl(119, 75%, 52%)  Malachite
#2a2ee0  rgb(42, 46, 224)  hsl(239, 75%, 52%)  Blue