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#E50331

#e50331 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e50331 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 1.18% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.69% magenta, 78.6% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 347.79°, with 97.41% saturation and 45.49% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1694

Complementary

  1. #e50331
  2. #03e5b7

Split complementary

  1. #e50331
  2. #03e546
  3. #03a2e5

Analogous

  1. #e503a2
  2. #e50331
  3. #e54603

Triadic

  1. #e50331
  2. #31e503
  3. #0331e5

Tetradic

  1. #e50331
  2. #e5b703
  3. #03e5b7
  4. #0331e5

Square

  1. #e50331
  2. #a2e503
  3. #03e5b7
  4. #4603e5

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0111
  2. #990221
  3. #e50331
  4. #fc3860
  5. #fd849c

Shades

#e50331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e50331
  2. #ce032c
  3. #b70227
  4. #a00222
  5. #89021d
  6. #730219
  7. #5c0114
  8. #45010f
  9. #2e010a
  10. #170005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e50331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e50331
  2. #e81c46
  3. #ea355a
  4. #ed4f6f
  5. #ef6883
  6. #f28198
  7. #f59aad
  8. #f7b3c1
  9. #facdd6
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e50331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e50331
  2. #db1039
  3. #d11c41
  4. #c72949
  5. #bd3551
  6. #b34259
  7. #a84e60
  8. #9e5b68
  9. #946770
  10. #8a7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac5a5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5630 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a64330 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9662b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f30027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e50331 {
  color: #e50331;
}
Background
.bg-e50331 {
  background-color: #e50331;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e50331 {
  border: 2px solid #e50331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e50331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 3 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e50331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e50331, #e54603);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e50331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 3 49 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.36 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.37 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.40 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.51 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.39 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.43 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.47 #1afcce Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e50331  rgb(229, 3, 49)  hsl(348, 97%, 45%)  Cadmium Red
#03e5b7  rgb(3, 229, 183)  hsl(168, 97%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#31e503  rgb(49, 229, 3)  hsl(108, 97%, 45%)  Lime
#0331e5  rgb(3, 49, 229)  hsl(228, 97%, 45%)  Blue