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#EA1729

#ea1729 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea1729 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 9.02% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.17% magenta, 82.48% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 354.88°, with 83.4% saturation and 50.39% 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 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.1827

Complementary

  1. #ea1729
  2. #17ead8

Split complementary

  1. #ea1729
  2. #17ea6e
  3. #1793ea

Analogous

  1. #ea1793
  2. #ea1729
  3. #ea6e17

Triadic

  1. #ea1729
  2. #29ea17
  3. #1729ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea1729
  2. #ead817
  3. #17ead8
  4. #1729ea

Square

  1. #ea1729
  2. #93ea17
  3. #17ead8
  4. #6e17ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0910
  2. #a60f1c
  3. #ea1729
  4. #f05d6a
  5. #f7a3aa

Shades

#ea1729 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea1729
  2. #d31525
  3. #bb1221
  4. #a4101d
  5. #8c0e19
  6. #750c15
  7. #5e0910
  8. #46070c
  9. #2f0508
  10. #170204
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea1729 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea1729
  2. #ec2e3e
  3. #ee4554
  4. #f05d69
  5. #f2747f
  6. #f58b94
  7. #f7a2a9
  8. #f9b9bf
  9. #fbd1d4
  10. #fde8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea1729 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea1729
  2. #df2232
  3. #d52c3a
  4. #ca3743
  5. #c0414c
  6. #b54c55
  7. #aa565d
  8. #a06166
  9. #956b6f
  10. #8b7677
  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 #655a26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96861d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4827 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6b22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea1729 {
  color: #ea1729;
}
Background
.bg-ea1729 {
  background-color: #ea1729;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea1729 {
  border: 2px solid #ea1729;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea1729;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 23 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea1729 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea1729, #ea6e17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea1729 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 23 41 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.28 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.37 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.19 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.19 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.28 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.37 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.59 #15e8d6 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ea1729  rgb(234, 23, 41)  hsl(355, 83%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#17ead8  rgb(23, 234, 216)  hsl(175, 83%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#29ea17  rgb(41, 234, 23)  hsl(115, 83%, 50%)  Lime
#1729ea  rgb(23, 41, 234)  hsl(235, 83%, 50%)  Blue