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#EC022D

#ec022d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec022d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0.78% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.15% magenta, 80.93% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 348.97°, with 98.32% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.1807

Complementary

  1. #ec022d
  2. #02ecc1

Split complementary

  1. #ec022d
  2. #02ec4c
  3. #02a2ec

Analogous

  1. #ec02a2
  2. #ec022d
  3. #ec4c02

Triadic

  1. #ec022d
  2. #2dec02
  3. #022dec

Tetradic

  1. #ec022d
  2. #ecc102
  3. #02ecc1
  4. #022dec

Square

  1. #ec022d
  2. #a2ec02
  3. #02ecc1
  4. #4c02ec

Monochromatic

  1. #540110
  2. #a0011f
  3. #ec022d
  4. #fd3d60
  5. #fe899f

Shades

#ec022d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec022d
  2. #d40229
  3. #bd0224
  4. #a50120
  5. #8e011b
  6. #760117
  7. #5e0112
  8. #47010e
  9. #2f0009
  10. #180005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec022d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec022d
  2. #ee1b42
  3. #f03557
  4. #f24e6c
  5. #f46781
  6. #f68196
  7. #f79aab
  8. #f9b3c0
  9. #fbccd5
  10. #fde6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec022d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec022d
  2. #e10f35
  3. #d61b3e
  4. #cc2846
  5. #c1344e
  6. #b64157
  7. #ab4e5f
  8. #a05a67
  9. #96676f
  10. #8b7378
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62592b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958621 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab452c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6926 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec022d {
  color: #ec022d;
}
Background
.bg-ec022d {
  background-color: #ec022d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec022d {
  border: 2px solid #ec022d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec022d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 2 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec022d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec022d, #ec4c02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec022d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 2 45 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.79 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.93 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.95 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.30 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.35 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.35 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.35 #13fdd2 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec022d  rgb(236, 2, 45)  hsl(349, 98%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#02ecc1  rgb(2, 236, 193)  hsl(169, 98%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#2dec02  rgb(45, 236, 2)  hsl(109, 98%, 47%)  Lime
#022dec  rgb(2, 45, 236)  hsl(229, 98%, 47%)  Blue