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#E2002D

#e2002d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2002d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 80.09% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 348.05°, 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 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.1636

Complementary

  1. #e2002d
  2. #00e2b5

Split complementary

  1. #e2002d
  2. #00e244
  3. #009ee2

Analogous

  1. #e2009e
  2. #e2002d
  3. #e24400

Triadic

  1. #e2002d
  2. #2de200
  3. #002de2

Tetradic

  1. #e2002d
  2. #e2b500
  3. #00e2b5
  4. #002de2

Square

  1. #e2002d
  2. #9ee200
  3. #00e2b5
  4. #4400e2

Monochromatic

  1. #49000f
  2. #95001e
  3. #e2002d
  4. #ff2f59
  5. #ff7c96

Shades

#e2002d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2002d
  2. #cb0029
  3. #b50024
  4. #9e0020
  5. #88001b
  6. #710017
  7. #5a0012
  8. #44000e
  9. #2d0009
  10. #170005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2002d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2002d
  2. #e51a42
  3. #e83357
  4. #eb4d6c
  5. #ee6681
  6. #f18096
  7. #f399ab
  8. #f6b3c0
  9. #f9ccd5
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2002d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2002d
  2. #d80d35
  3. #ce1a3e
  4. #c52646
  5. #bb334e
  6. #b14057
  7. #a74d5f
  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 #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa585d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d542b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8023 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4422c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f00024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2002d {
  color: #e2002d;
}
Background
.bg-e2002d {
  background-color: #e2002d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e2002d {
  border: 2px solid #e2002d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2002d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 0 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2002d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2002d, #e24400);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2002d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 0 45 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.62 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.81 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.89 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.45 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.97 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.14 #1dffd2 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e2002d  rgb(226, 0, 45)  hsl(348, 100%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#00e2b5  rgb(0, 226, 181)  hsl(168, 100%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#2de200  rgb(45, 226, 0)  hsl(108, 100%, 44%)  Lime Green
#002de2  rgb(0, 45, 226)  hsl(228, 100%, 44%)  Blue