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#E12E34

#e12e34 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e12e34 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 18.04% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.56% magenta, 76.89% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 357.99°, with 74.9% saturation and 53.14% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #e12e34
  2. #2ee1db

Split complementary

  1. #e12e34
  2. #2ee182
  3. #2e8ee1

Analogous

  1. #e12e8e
  2. #e12e34
  3. #e1822e

Triadic

  1. #e12e34
  2. #34e12e
  3. #2e34e1

Tetradic

  1. #e12e34
  2. #e1db2e
  3. #2ee1db
  4. #2e34e1

Square

  1. #e12e34
  2. #8ee12e
  3. #2ee1db
  4. #822ee1

Monochromatic

  1. #670f12
  2. #aa181d
  3. #e12e34
  4. #eb7175
  5. #f4b4b6

Shades

#e12e34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e12e34
  2. #cb292f
  3. #b4252a
  4. #9e2024
  5. #871c1f
  6. #71171a
  7. #5a1215
  8. #440e10
  9. #2d090a
  10. #170505
  11. #000000

Tints

#e12e34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e12e34
  2. #e44348
  3. #e7585d
  4. #ea6d71
  5. #ed8285
  6. #f0979a
  7. #f3abae
  8. #f6c0c2
  9. #f9d5d6
  10. #fceaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e12e34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e12e34
  2. #d7363c
  3. #ce3e43
  4. #c4474b
  5. #ba4f52
  6. #b1575a
  7. #a75f62
  8. #9d6769
  9. #937071
  10. #8a7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6162 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #675e32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93842c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f80033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a64f33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86c30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef0033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e12e34 {
  color: #e12e34;
}
Background
.bg-e12e34 {
  background-color: #e12e34;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e12e34 {
  border: 2px solid #e12e34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e12e34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 46 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 75% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e12e34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e12e34, #e1822e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e12e34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 46 52 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.30 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.80 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.00 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.00 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.02 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.73 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.00 #1ed1cb Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e12e34  rgb(225, 46, 52)  hsl(358, 75%, 53%)  Cadmium Red
#2ee1db  rgb(46, 225, 219)  hsl(178, 75%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#34e12e  rgb(52, 225, 46)  hsl(118, 75%, 53%)  Malachite
#2e34e1  rgb(46, 52, 225)  hsl(238, 75%, 53%)  Han Purple