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#E4232B

#e4232b ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e4232b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 13.73% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.65% magenta, 81.14% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 357.51°, with 78.14% saturation and 51.57% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #e4232b
  2. #23e4dc

Split complementary

  1. #e4232b
  2. #23e47b
  3. #238ce4

Analogous

  1. #e4238c
  2. #e4232b
  3. #e47b23

Triadic

  1. #e4232b
  2. #2be423
  3. #232be4

Tetradic

  1. #e4232b
  2. #e4dc23
  3. #23e4dc
  4. #232be4

Square

  1. #e4232b
  2. #8ce423
  3. #23e4dc
  4. #7b23e4

Monochromatic

  1. #620c10
  2. #a6141a
  3. #e4232b
  4. #ec676d
  5. #f5abae

Shades

#e4232b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4232b
  2. #cd2027
  3. #b61c22
  4. #a0191e
  5. #89151a
  6. #721216
  7. #5b0e11
  8. #440b0d
  9. #2e0709
  10. #170404
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4232b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4232b
  2. #e73940
  3. #e94f55
  4. #ec656b
  5. #ef7b80
  6. #f29195
  7. #f4a7aa
  8. #f7bdbf
  9. #fad3d5
  10. #fce9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4232b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4232b
  2. #da2c34
  3. #d0363c
  4. #c63f45
  5. #bc484d
  6. #b25256
  7. #a85b5e
  8. #9e6467
  9. #946d6f
  10. #8a7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad5f60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655b28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938421 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a74a29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b96a25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4232b {
  color: #e4232b;
}
Background
.bg-e4232b {
  background-color: #e4232b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e4232b {
  border: 2px solid #e4232b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4232b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 35 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 78% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4232b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4232b, #e47b23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4232b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 35 43 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.04 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.30 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.98 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.98 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.48 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.85 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.98 #1bdcd4 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e4232b  rgb(228, 35, 43)  hsl(358, 78%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#23e4dc  rgb(35, 228, 220)  hsl(178, 78%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#2be423  rgb(43, 228, 35)  hsl(118, 78%, 52%)  Malachite
#232be4  rgb(35, 43, 228)  hsl(238, 78%, 52%)  Blue