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#EC042F

#ec042f ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec042f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 1.57% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.31% magenta, 80.08% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 348.88°, with 96.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.1812

Complementary

  1. #ec042f
  2. #04ecc1

Split complementary

  1. #ec042f
  2. #04ec4d
  3. #04a3ec

Analogous

  1. #ec04a3
  2. #ec042f
  3. #ec4d04

Triadic

  1. #ec042f
  2. #2fec04
  3. #042fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec042f
  2. #ecc104
  3. #04ecc1
  4. #042fec

Square

  1. #ec042f
  2. #a3ec04
  3. #04ecc1
  4. #4d04ec

Monochromatic

  1. #560111
  2. #a10320
  3. #ec042f
  4. #fc4163
  5. #fd8ca1

Shades

#ec042f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec042f
  2. #d4042a
  3. #bd0326
  4. #a50321
  5. #8e021c
  6. #760218
  7. #5e0213
  8. #47010e
  9. #2f0109
  10. #180005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec042f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec042f
  2. #ee1d44
  3. #f03659
  4. #f24f6d
  5. #f46882
  6. #f68297
  7. #f79bac
  8. #f9b4c1
  9. #fbcdd5
  10. #fde6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec042f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec042f
  2. #e11037
  3. #d61d3f
  4. #cc2947
  5. #c1364f
  6. #b64258
  7. #ab4e60
  8. #a05b68
  9. #966770
  10. #8b7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 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 #62592d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958624 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab462e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6a29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec042f {
  color: #ec042f;
}
Background
.bg-ec042f {
  background-color: #ec042f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec042f {
  border: 2px solid #ec042f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec042f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 4 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec042f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec042f, #ec4d04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec042f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 4 47 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.12 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.85 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.34 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.98 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.37 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.52 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.52 #13fbd0 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec042f  rgb(236, 4, 47)  hsl(349, 97%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#04ecc1  rgb(4, 236, 193)  hsl(169, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#2fec04  rgb(47, 236, 4)  hsl(109, 97%, 47%)  Lime
#042fec  rgb(4, 47, 236)  hsl(229, 97%, 47%)  Blue