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#EA0531

#ea0531 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea0531 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 1.96% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.86% magenta, 79.06% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 348.47°, with 95.82% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #ea0531
  2. #05eabe

Split complementary

  1. #ea0531
  2. #05ea4b
  3. #05a3ea

Analogous

  1. #ea05a3
  2. #ea0531
  3. #ea4b05

Triadic

  1. #ea0531
  2. #31ea05
  3. #0531ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea0531
  2. #eabe05
  3. #05eabe
  4. #0531ea

Square

  1. #ea0531
  2. #a3ea05
  3. #05eabe
  4. #4b05ea

Monochromatic

  1. #540212
  2. #9f0321
  3. #ea0531
  4. #fb4164
  5. #fd8ba1

Shades

#ea0531 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea0531
  2. #d3052c
  3. #bb0427
  4. #a40422
  5. #8c031d
  6. #750319
  7. #5e0214
  8. #46020f
  9. #2f010a
  10. #170105
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea0531 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea0531
  2. #ec1e46
  3. #ee375a
  4. #f0506f
  5. #f26983
  6. #f58298
  7. #f79bad
  8. #f9b4c1
  9. #fbcdd6
  10. #fde6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea0531 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea0531
  2. #df1139
  3. #d51e41
  4. #ca2a49
  5. #c03651
  6. #b54359
  7. #aa4f60
  8. #a05b68
  9. #956770
  10. #8b7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b05c61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615830 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948527 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4530 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd692b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea0531 {
  color: #ea0531;
}
Background
.bg-ea0531 {
  background-color: #ea0531;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ea0531 {
  border: 2px solid #ea0531;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea0531;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 5 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea0531 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea0531, #ea4b05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea0531 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 5 49 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.37 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.28 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.28 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.88 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.09 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.37 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.97 #15face Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ea0531  rgb(234, 5, 49)  hsl(348, 96%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#05eabe  rgb(5, 234, 190)  hsl(168, 96%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#31ea05  rgb(49, 234, 5)  hsl(108, 96%, 47%)  Lime
#0531ea  rgb(5, 49, 234)  hsl(228, 96%, 47%)  Blue