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#E40321

#e40321 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e40321 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 1.18% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.68% magenta, 85.53% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 352°, with 97.4% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 0.45.

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Relative luminance0.1667

Complementary

  1. #e40321
  2. #03e4c6

Split complementary

  1. #e40321
  2. #03e455
  3. #0391e4

Analogous

  1. #e40391
  2. #e40321
  3. #e45503

Triadic

  1. #e40321
  2. #21e403
  3. #0321e4

Tetradic

  1. #e40321
  2. #e4c603
  3. #03e4c6
  4. #0321e4

Square

  1. #e40321
  2. #91e403
  3. #03e4c6
  4. #5503e4

Monochromatic

  1. #4d010b
  2. #980216
  3. #e40321
  4. #fc3751
  5. #fd8393

Shades

#e40321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e40321
  2. #cd031e
  3. #b6021a
  4. #a00217
  5. #890214
  6. #720211
  7. #5b010d
  8. #44010a
  9. #2e0107
  10. #170003
  11. #000000

Tints

#e40321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e40321
  2. #e71c37
  3. #e9354d
  4. #ec4f64
  5. #ef687a
  6. #f28190
  7. #f49aa6
  8. #f7b3bc
  9. #facdd3
  10. #fce6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e40321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e40321
  2. #da102b
  3. #d01c34
  4. #c6293e
  5. #bc3547
  6. #b24251
  7. #a84e5a
  8. #9e5b64
  9. #94676d
  10. #8a7477
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac595c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60551e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918111 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc0018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6421f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86619 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e40321 {
  color: #e40321;
}
Background
.bg-e40321 {
  background-color: #e40321;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e40321 {
  border: 2px solid #e40321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e40321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 3 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e40321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e40321, #e45503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e40321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 3 33 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 0.45 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.33 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.16 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.20 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.72 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.55 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.55 #1bfcde Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e40321  rgb(228, 3, 33)  hsl(352, 97%, 45%)  Cadmium Red
#03e4c6  rgb(3, 228, 198)  hsl(172, 97%, 45%)  Turquoise
#21e403  rgb(33, 228, 3)  hsl(112, 97%, 45%)  Lime
#0321e4  rgb(3, 33, 228)  hsl(232, 97%, 45%)  Blue