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#E2002B

#e2002b ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2002b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 0% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 80.97% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 348.58°, with 100% saturation and 44.31% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.1634

Complementary

  1. #e2002b
  2. #00e2b7

Split complementary

  1. #e2002b
  2. #00e246
  3. #009ce2

Analogous

  1. #e2009c
  2. #e2002b
  3. #e24600

Triadic

  1. #e2002b
  2. #2be200
  3. #002be2

Tetradic

  1. #e2002b
  2. #e2b700
  3. #00e2b7
  4. #002be2

Square

  1. #e2002b
  2. #9ce200
  3. #00e2b7
  4. #4600e2

Monochromatic

  1. #49000e
  2. #95001c
  3. #e2002b
  4. #ff2f57
  5. #ff7c95

Shades

#e2002b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2002b
  2. #cb0027
  3. #b50022
  4. #9e001e
  5. #88001a
  6. #710016
  7. #5a0011
  8. #44000d
  9. #2d0009
  10. #170004
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2002b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2002b
  2. #e51a40
  3. #e83355
  4. #eb4d6b
  5. #ee6680
  6. #f18095
  7. #f399aa
  8. #f6b3bf
  9. #f9ccd5
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2002b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2002b
  2. #d80d34
  3. #ce1a3c
  4. #c52645
  5. #bb334d
  6. #b14056
  7. #a74d5e
  8. #9d5a67
  9. #94666f
  10. #8a7378
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa585c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5429 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8020 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4422a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66425 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f00022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2002b {
  color: #e2002b;
}
Background
.bg-e2002b {
  background-color: #e2002b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e2002b {
  border: 2px solid #e2002b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2002b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 0 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2002b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2002b, #e24600);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2002b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 0 43 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.13 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.52 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.86 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.20 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.28 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.54 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.15 #1dffd4 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e2002b  rgb(226, 0, 43)  hsl(349, 100%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#00e2b7  rgb(0, 226, 183)  hsl(169, 100%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#2be200  rgb(43, 226, 0)  hsl(109, 100%, 44%)  Lime Green
#002be2  rgb(0, 43, 226)  hsl(229, 100%, 44%)  Blue