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#EA152B

#ea152b ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea152b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 8.24% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.03% magenta, 81.62% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 353.8°, with 83.53% saturation and 50% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.182

Complementary

  1. #ea152b
  2. #15ead4

Split complementary

  1. #ea152b
  2. #15ea69
  3. #1596ea

Analogous

  1. #ea1596
  2. #ea152b
  3. #ea6915

Triadic

  1. #ea152b
  2. #2bea15
  3. #152bea

Tetradic

  1. #ea152b
  2. #ead415
  3. #15ead4
  4. #152bea

Square

  1. #ea152b
  2. #96ea15
  3. #15ead4
  4. #6915ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0811
  2. #a40f1e
  3. #ea152b
  4. #f05b6b
  5. #f7a1aa

Shades

#ea152b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea152b
  2. #d31327
  3. #bb1122
  4. #a40f1e
  5. #8c0d1a
  6. #750b16
  7. #5e0811
  8. #46060d
  9. #2f0409
  10. #170204
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea152b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea152b
  2. #ec2c40
  3. #ee4455
  4. #f05b6b
  5. #f27380
  6. #f58a95
  7. #f7a1aa
  8. #f9b9bf
  9. #fbd0d5
  10. #fde8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea152b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea152b
  2. #df2034
  3. #d52a3c
  4. #ca3545
  5. #c0404d
  6. #b54b56
  7. #aa555e
  8. #a06067
  9. #956b6f
  10. #8b7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b15e61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645a29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96861f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab482a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea152b {
  color: #ea152b;
}
Background
.bg-ea152b {
  background-color: #ea152b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea152b {
  border: 2px solid #ea152b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea152b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 21 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea152b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea152b, #ea6915);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea152b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 21 43 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.36 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.90 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.11 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.48 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.22 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.47 #15ead4 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ea152b  rgb(234, 21, 43)  hsl(354, 84%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#15ead4  rgb(21, 234, 212)  hsl(174, 84%, 50%)  Turquoise
#2bea15  rgb(43, 234, 21)  hsl(114, 84%, 50%)  Lime
#152bea  rgb(21, 43, 234)  hsl(234, 84%, 50%)  Blue