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#EA042E

#ea042e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea042e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 1.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.29% magenta, 80.34% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 349.04°, with 96.64% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #ea042e
  2. #04eac0

Split complementary

  1. #ea042e
  2. #04ea4d
  3. #04a1ea

Analogous

  1. #ea04a1
  2. #ea042e
  3. #ea4d04

Triadic

  1. #ea042e
  2. #2eea04
  3. #042eea

Tetradic

  1. #ea042e
  2. #eac004
  3. #04eac0
  4. #042eea

Square

  1. #ea042e
  2. #a1ea04
  3. #04eac0
  4. #4d04ea

Monochromatic

  1. #540110
  2. #9f031f
  3. #ea042e
  4. #fc3f61
  5. #fd8a9f

Shades

#ea042e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea042e
  2. #d30429
  3. #bb0325
  4. #a40320
  5. #8c021c
  6. #750217
  7. #5e0212
  8. #46010e
  9. #2f0109
  10. #170005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea042e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea042e
  2. #ec1d43
  3. #ee3658
  4. #f04f6d
  5. #f26882
  6. #f58297
  7. #f79bab
  8. #f9b4c0
  9. #fbcdd5
  10. #fde6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea042e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea042e
  2. #df1036
  3. #d51d3e
  4. #ca2947
  5. #c0364f
  6. #b54257
  7. #aa4e5f
  8. #a05b67
  9. #956770
  10. #8b7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b05c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62582c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948423 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa452d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea042e {
  color: #ea042e;
}
Background
.bg-ea042e {
  background-color: #ea042e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ea042e {
  border: 2px solid #ea042e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea042e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 4 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea042e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea042e, #ea4d04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea042e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 4 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.76 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.21 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.29 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.83 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.02 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.20 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.61 #15fbd1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ea042e  rgb(234, 4, 46)  hsl(349, 97%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#04eac0  rgb(4, 234, 192)  hsl(169, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#2eea04  rgb(46, 234, 4)  hsl(109, 97%, 47%)  Lime
#042eea  rgb(4, 46, 234)  hsl(229, 97%, 47%)  Blue