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#EC002A

#ec002a ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec002a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.32°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.18

Complementary

  1. #ec002a
  2. #00ecc2

Split complementary

  1. #ec002a
  2. #00ec4c
  3. #00a0ec

Analogous

  1. #ec00a0
  2. #ec002a
  3. #ec4c00

Triadic

  1. #ec002a
  2. #2aec00
  3. #002aec

Tetradic

  1. #ec002a
  2. #ecc200
  3. #00ecc2
  4. #002aec

Square

  1. #ec002a
  2. #a0ec00
  3. #00ecc2
  4. #4c00ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53000f
  2. #9f001c
  3. #ec002a
  4. #ff395d
  5. #ff869c

Shades

#ec002a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec002a
  2. #d40026
  3. #bd0022
  4. #a5001d
  5. #8e0019
  6. #760015
  7. #5e0011
  8. #47000d
  9. #2f0008
  10. #180004
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec002a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec002a
  2. #ee1a3f
  3. #f03355
  4. #f24d6a
  5. #f4667f
  6. #f68095
  7. #f799aa
  8. #f9b3bf
  9. #fbccd4
  10. #fde6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec002a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec002a
  2. #e10d33
  3. #d61a3b
  4. #cc2644
  5. #c1334c
  6. #b64055
  7. #ab4d5e
  8. #a05a66
  9. #96666f
  10. #8b7377
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625828 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96851d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4529 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6923 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec002a {
  color: #ec002a;
}
Background
.bg-ec002a {
  background-color: #ec002a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec002a {
  border: 2px solid #ec002a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec002a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec002a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec002a, #ec4c00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec002a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 42 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.35 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.36 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.12 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.12 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.12 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.40 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.47 #13ffd5 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec002a  rgb(236, 0, 42)  hsl(349, 100%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#00ecc2  rgb(0, 236, 194)  hsl(169, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine
#2aec00  rgb(42, 236, 0)  hsl(109, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#002aec  rgb(0, 42, 236)  hsl(229, 100%, 46%)  Blue