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#EA152D

#ea152d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea152d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.03% magenta, 80.77% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 353.24°, 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 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.1822

Complementary

  1. #ea152d
  2. #15ead2

Split complementary

  1. #ea152d
  2. #15ea68
  3. #1597ea

Analogous

  1. #ea1597
  2. #ea152d
  3. #ea6815

Triadic

  1. #ea152d
  2. #2dea15
  3. #152dea

Tetradic

  1. #ea152d
  2. #ead215
  3. #15ead2
  4. #152dea

Square

  1. #ea152d
  2. #97ea15
  3. #15ead2
  4. #6815ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0812
  2. #a40f1f
  3. #ea152d
  4. #f05b6c
  5. #f7a1ab

Shades

#ea152d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea152d
  2. #d31329
  3. #bb1124
  4. #a40f20
  5. #8c0d1b
  6. #750b17
  7. #5e0812
  8. #46060e
  9. #2f0409
  10. #170205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea152d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea152d
  2. #ec2c42
  3. #ee4457
  4. #f05b6c
  5. #f27381
  6. #f58a96
  7. #f7a1ab
  8. #f9b9c0
  9. #fbd0d5
  10. #fde8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea152d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea152d
  2. #df2035
  3. #d52a3e
  4. #ca3546
  5. #c0404e
  6. #b54b57
  7. #aa555f
  8. #a06067
  9. #956b6f
  10. #8b7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 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 #645a2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958622 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab482c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea152d {
  color: #ea152d;
}
Background
.bg-ea152d {
  background-color: #ea152d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea152d {
  border: 2px solid #ea152d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea152d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 21 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea152d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea152d, #ea6815);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea152d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 21 45 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.59 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.36 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.96 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.68 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.68 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.15 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.46 #15ead2 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ea152d  rgb(234, 21, 45)  hsl(353, 84%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#15ead2  rgb(21, 234, 210)  hsl(173, 84%, 50%)  Turquoise
#2dea15  rgb(45, 234, 21)  hsl(113, 84%, 50%)  Lime
#152dea  rgb(21, 45, 234)  hsl(233, 84%, 50%)  Blue