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#E20522

#e20522 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e20522 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 1.96% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.79% magenta, 84.96% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 352.13°, with 95.67% saturation and 45.29% 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 0.19.

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Relative luminance0.1639

Complementary

  1. #e20522
  2. #05e2c5

Split complementary

  1. #e20522
  2. #05e257
  3. #0590e2

Analogous

  1. #e20590
  2. #e20522
  3. #e25705

Triadic

  1. #e20522
  2. #22e205
  3. #0522e2

Tetradic

  1. #e20522
  2. #e2c505
  3. #05e2c5
  4. #0522e2

Square

  1. #e20522
  2. #90e205
  3. #05e2c5
  4. #5705e2

Monochromatic

  1. #4c020b
  2. #970317
  3. #e20522
  4. #fb3952
  5. #fc8494

Shades

#e20522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e20522
  2. #cb051f
  3. #b5041b
  4. #9e0418
  5. #880314
  6. #710311
  7. #5a020e
  8. #44020a
  9. #2d0107
  10. #170103
  11. #000000

Tints

#e20522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e20522
  2. #e51e38
  3. #e8374e
  4. #eb5064
  5. #ee697a
  6. #f18291
  7. #f39ba7
  8. #f6b4bd
  9. #f9cdd3
  10. #fce6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e20522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e20522
  2. #d8112b
  3. #ce1e35
  4. #c52a3e
  5. #bb3648
  6. #b14351
  7. #a74f5a
  8. #9d5b64
  9. #94676d
  10. #8a7477
  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 #aa595b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f551f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908013 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa0019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44220 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6651a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e20522 {
  color: #e20522;
}
Background
.bg-e20522 {
  background-color: #e20522;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e20522 {
  border: 2px solid #e20522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e20522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 5 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e20522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e20522, #e25705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e20522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 5 34 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 0.19 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.71 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.75 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.76 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.36 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.62 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.79 #1dfadd Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e20522  rgb(226, 5, 34)  hsl(352, 96%, 45%)  Cadmium Red
#05e2c5  rgb(5, 226, 197)  hsl(172, 96%, 45%)  Turquoise
#22e205  rgb(34, 226, 5)  hsl(112, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0522e2  rgb(5, 34, 226)  hsl(232, 96%, 45%)  Blue