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#E22C35

#e22c35 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e22c35 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 17.25% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.53% magenta, 76.55% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 357.03°, with 75.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1823

Complementary

  1. #e22c35
  2. #2ce2d9

Split complementary

  1. #e22c35
  2. #2ce27e
  3. #2c90e2

Analogous

  1. #e22c90
  2. #e22c35
  3. #e27e2c

Triadic

  1. #e22c35
  2. #35e22c
  3. #2c35e2

Tetradic

  1. #e22c35
  2. #e2d92c
  3. #2ce2d9
  4. #2c35e2

Square

  1. #e22c35
  2. #90e22c
  3. #2ce2d9
  4. #7e2ce2

Monochromatic

  1. #670e13
  2. #aa171f
  3. #e22c35
  4. #eb6f75
  5. #f4b3b6

Shades

#e22c35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e22c35
  2. #cb2830
  3. #b5232a
  4. #9e1f25
  5. #881a20
  6. #71161b
  7. #5a1215
  8. #440d10
  9. #2d090b
  10. #170405
  11. #000000

Tints

#e22c35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e22c35
  2. #e54149
  3. #e8565d
  4. #eb6b72
  5. #ee8086
  6. #f1969a
  7. #f3abae
  8. #f6c0c2
  9. #f9d5d7
  10. #fceaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e22c35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e22c35
  2. #d8343d
  3. #ce3d44
  4. #c5454c
  5. #bb4e53
  6. #b1565b
  7. #a75e62
  8. #9d676a
  9. #946f71
  10. #8a7879
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6163 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #675d33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93842d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f90032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a74e34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86c31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f00033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e22c35 {
  color: #e22c35;
}
Background
.bg-e22c35 {
  background-color: #e22c35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e22c35 {
  border: 2px solid #e22c35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e22c35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 44 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e22c35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e22c35, #e27e2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e22c35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 44 53 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.46 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.13 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.16 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.34 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.34 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.57 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.94 #1dd3ca Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e22c35  rgb(226, 44, 53)  hsl(357, 76%, 53%)  Cadmium Red
#2ce2d9  rgb(44, 226, 217)  hsl(177, 76%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#35e22c  rgb(53, 226, 44)  hsl(117, 76%, 53%)  Malachite
#2c35e2  rgb(44, 53, 226)  hsl(237, 76%, 53%)  Han Purple