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#E2012F

#e2012f ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2012f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 0.39% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.56% magenta, 79.2% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 347.73°, with 99.12% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #e2012f
  2. #01e2b4

Split complementary

  1. #e2012f
  2. #01e243
  3. #01a0e2

Analogous

  1. #e201a0
  2. #e2012f
  3. #e24301

Triadic

  1. #e2012f
  2. #2fe201
  3. #012fe2

Tetradic

  1. #e2012f
  2. #e2b401
  3. #01e2b4
  4. #012fe2

Square

  1. #e2012f
  2. #a0e201
  3. #01e2b4
  4. #4301e2

Monochromatic

  1. #4a000f
  2. #96011f
  3. #e2012f
  4. #fe315b
  5. #fe7e98

Shades

#e2012f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2012f
  2. #cb012a
  3. #b50126
  4. #9e0121
  5. #88011c
  6. #710118
  7. #5a0013
  8. #44000e
  9. #2d0009
  10. #170005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2012f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2012f
  2. #e51a44
  3. #e83459
  4. #eb4d6d
  5. #ee6782
  6. #f18097
  7. #f399ac
  8. #f6b3c1
  9. #f9ccd5
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2012f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2012f
  2. #d80e37
  3. #ce1a3f
  4. #c52747
  5. #bb344f
  6. #b14158
  7. #a74d60
  8. #9d5a68
  9. #946770
  10. #8a7378
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa585d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d552e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4422e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f00025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2012f {
  color: #e2012f;
}
Background
.bg-e2012f {
  background-color: #e2012f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e2012f {
  border: 2px solid #e2012f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2012f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 1 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2012f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2012f, #e24301);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2012f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 1 47 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.08 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.36 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.85 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.97 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.75 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.37 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.14 #1dfed0 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e2012f  rgb(226, 1, 47)  hsl(348, 99%, 45%)  Cadmium Red
#01e2b4  rgb(1, 226, 180)  hsl(168, 99%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#2fe201  rgb(47, 226, 1)  hsl(108, 99%, 45%)  Lime Green
#012fe2  rgb(1, 47, 226)  hsl(228, 99%, 45%)  Blue