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#EA112E

#ea112e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea112e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.74% magenta, 80.34% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 351.98°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #ea112e
  2. #11eacd

Split complementary

  1. #ea112e
  2. #11ea61
  3. #119bea

Analogous

  1. #ea119b
  2. #ea112e
  3. #ea6111

Triadic

  1. #ea112e
  2. #2eea11
  3. #112eea

Tetradic

  1. #ea112e
  2. #eacd11
  3. #11eacd
  4. #112eea

Square

  1. #ea112e
  2. #9bea11
  3. #11eacd
  4. #6111ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0712
  2. #a30c20
  3. #ea112e
  4. #f3556a
  5. #f89ca8

Shades

#ea112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea112e
  2. #d30f29
  3. #bb0e25
  4. #a40c20
  5. #8c0a1c
  6. #750917
  7. #5e0712
  8. #46050e
  9. #2f0309
  10. #170205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea112e
  2. #ec2943
  3. #ee4158
  4. #f0586d
  5. #f27082
  6. #f58897
  7. #f7a0ab
  8. #f9b8c0
  9. #fbcfd5
  10. #fde7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea112e
  2. #df1c36
  3. #d5273e
  4. #ca3247
  5. #c03d4f
  6. #b54957
  7. #aa545f
  8. #a05f67
  9. #956a70
  10. #8b7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b15e61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635a2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa472d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea112e {
  color: #ea112e;
}
Background
.bg-ea112e {
  background-color: #ea112e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea112e {
  border: 2px solid #ea112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea112e, #ea6111);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.71 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.77 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.00 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.04 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.04 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.08 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.29 #15eed1 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ea112e  rgb(234, 17, 46)  hsl(352, 86%, 49%)  Cadmium Red
#11eacd  rgb(17, 234, 205)  hsl(172, 86%, 49%)  Turquoise
#2eea11  rgb(46, 234, 17)  hsl(112, 86%, 49%)  Lime
#112eea  rgb(17, 46, 234)  hsl(232, 86%, 49%)  Blue