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#EC032B

#ec032b ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec032b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 1.18% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.73% magenta, 81.78% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.7°, with 97.49% saturation and 46.86% 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 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.1807

Complementary

  1. #ec032b
  2. #03ecc4

Split complementary

  1. #ec032b
  2. #03ec4f
  3. #039fec

Analogous

  1. #ec039f
  2. #ec032b
  3. #ec4f03

Triadic

  1. #ec032b
  2. #2bec03
  3. #032bec

Tetradic

  1. #ec032b
  2. #ecc403
  3. #03ecc4
  4. #032bec

Square

  1. #ec032b
  2. #9fec03
  3. #03ecc4
  4. #4f03ec

Monochromatic

  1. #55010f
  2. #a0021d
  3. #ec032b
  4. #fd3f5f
  5. #fe8a9e

Shades

#ec032b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec032b
  2. #d40327
  3. #bd0222
  4. #a5021e
  5. #8e021a
  6. #760216
  7. #5e0111
  8. #47010d
  9. #2f0109
  10. #180004
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec032b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec032b
  2. #ee1c40
  3. #f03555
  4. #f24f6b
  5. #f46880
  6. #f68195
  7. #f79aaa
  8. #f9b3bf
  9. #fbcdd5
  10. #fde6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec032b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec032b
  2. #e11034
  3. #d61c3c
  4. #cc2945
  5. #c1354d
  6. #b64256
  7. #ab4e5e
  8. #a05b67
  9. #96676f
  10. #8b7478
  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 #b25d60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635929 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96861f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab452a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6924 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec032b {
  color: #ec032b;
}
Background
.bg-ec032b {
  background-color: #ec032b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec032b {
  border: 2px solid #ec032b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec032b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 3 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec032b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec032b, #ec4f03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec032b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 3 43 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.49 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.48 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.01 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.10 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.10 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.39 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.52 #13fcd4 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec032b  rgb(236, 3, 43)  hsl(350, 97%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#03ecc4  rgb(3, 236, 196)  hsl(170, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#2bec03  rgb(43, 236, 3)  hsl(110, 97%, 47%)  Lime
#032bec  rgb(3, 43, 236)  hsl(230, 97%, 47%)  Blue