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#EA162E

#ea162e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea162e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 8.63% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.6% magenta, 80.34% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 353.21°, with 83.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.1826

Complementary

  1. #ea162e
  2. #16ead2

Split complementary

  1. #ea162e
  2. #16ea68
  3. #1698ea

Analogous

  1. #ea1698
  2. #ea162e
  3. #ea6816

Triadic

  1. #ea162e
  2. #2eea16
  3. #162eea

Tetradic

  1. #ea162e
  2. #ead216
  3. #16ead2
  4. #162eea

Square

  1. #ea162e
  2. #98ea16
  3. #16ead2
  4. #6816ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0912
  2. #a50f20
  3. #ea162e
  4. #f05c6d
  5. #f7a2ac

Shades

#ea162e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea162e
  2. #d31429
  3. #bb1225
  4. #a40f20
  5. #8c0d1c
  6. #750b17
  7. #5e0912
  8. #46070e
  9. #2f0409
  10. #170205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea162e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea162e
  2. #ec2d43
  3. #ee4558
  4. #f05c6d
  5. #f27382
  6. #f58b97
  7. #f7a2ab
  8. #f9b9c0
  9. #fbd0d5
  10. #fde8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea162e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea162e
  2. #df2136
  3. #d52b3e
  4. #ca3647
  5. #c0404f
  6. #b54b57
  7. #aa565f
  8. #a06067
  9. #956b70
  10. #8b7578
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b15e61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645a2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968623 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab482d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea162e {
  color: #ea162e;
}
Background
.bg-ea162e {
  background-color: #ea162e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea162e {
  border: 2px solid #ea162e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea162e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 22 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea162e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea162e, #ea6816);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea162e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 22 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.74 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.54 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.88 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.72 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.72 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.14 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.50 #15e9d1 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ea162e  rgb(234, 22, 46)  hsl(353, 83%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#16ead2  rgb(22, 234, 210)  hsl(173, 83%, 50%)  Turquoise
#2eea16  rgb(46, 234, 22)  hsl(113, 83%, 50%)  Lime
#162eea  rgb(22, 46, 234)  hsl(233, 83%, 50%)  Blue