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#EC032D

#ec032d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec032d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.73% magenta, 80.93% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.18°, 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #ec032d
  2. #03ecc2

Split complementary

  1. #ec032d
  2. #03ec4d
  3. #03a2ec

Analogous

  1. #ec03a2
  2. #ec032d
  3. #ec4d03

Triadic

  1. #ec032d
  2. #2dec03
  3. #032dec

Tetradic

  1. #ec032d
  2. #ecc203
  3. #03ecc2
  4. #032dec

Square

  1. #ec032d
  2. #a2ec03
  3. #03ecc2
  4. #4d03ec

Monochromatic

  1. #550110
  2. #a0021f
  3. #ec032d
  4. #fd3f61
  5. #fe8a9f

Shades

#ec032d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec032d
  2. #d40329
  3. #bd0224
  4. #a50220
  5. #8e021b
  6. #760217
  7. #5e0112
  8. #47010e
  9. #2f0109
  10. #180005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec032d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec032d
  2. #ee1c42
  3. #f03557
  4. #f24f6c
  5. #f46881
  6. #f68196
  7. #f79aab
  8. #f9b3c0
  9. #fbcdd5
  10. #fde6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec032d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec032d
  2. #e11035
  3. #d61c3e
  4. #cc2946
  5. #c1354e
  6. #b64257
  7. #ab4e5f
  8. #a05b67
  9. #96676f
  10. #8b7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 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 #968621 ≈ 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-ec032d {
  color: #ec032d;
}
Background
.bg-ec032d {
  background-color: #ec032d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec032d {
  border: 2px solid #ec032d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec032d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 3 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec032d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec032d, #ec4d03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec032d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 3 45 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.78 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.91 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.92 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.31 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.31 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.33 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.36 #13fcd2 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec032d  rgb(236, 3, 45)  hsl(349, 97%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#03ecc2  rgb(3, 236, 194)  hsl(169, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#2dec03  rgb(45, 236, 3)  hsl(109, 97%, 47%)  Lime
#032dec  rgb(3, 45, 236)  hsl(229, 97%, 47%)  Blue