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#E00A1A

#e00a1a ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a1a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 3.92% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 88.39% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 355.51°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1614

Complementary

  1. #e00a1a
  2. #0ae0d0

Split complementary

  1. #e00a1a
  2. #0ae065
  3. #0a85e0

Analogous

  1. #e00a85
  2. #e00a1a
  3. #e0650a

Triadic

  1. #e00a1a
  2. #1ae00a
  3. #0a1ae0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a1a
  2. #e0d00a
  3. #0ae0d0
  4. #0a1ae0

Square

  1. #e00a1a
  2. #85e00a
  3. #0ae0d0
  4. #650ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0309
  2. #970712
  3. #e00a1a
  4. #f6404e
  5. #fa8992

Shades

#e00a1a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a1a
  2. #ca0917
  3. #b30815
  4. #9d0712
  5. #860610
  6. #70050d
  7. #5a040a
  8. #430308
  9. #2d0205
  10. #160103
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a1a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a1a
  2. #e32331
  3. #e63b48
  4. #e9545f
  5. #ec6c76
  6. #f0858d
  7. #f39da3
  8. #f6b6ba
  9. #f9ced1
  10. #fce7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a1a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a1a
  2. #d61624
  3. #cd222e
  4. #c32d39
  5. #ba3943
  6. #b0454d
  7. #a65157
  8. #9d5d61
  9. #93686c
  10. #8a7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5416 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f04 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34217 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5640f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a1a {
  color: #e00a1a;
}
Background
.bg-e00a1a {
  background-color: #e00a1a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a1a {
  border: 2px solid #e00a1a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a1a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a1a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a1a, #e0650a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a1a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 26 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.85 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.30 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.88 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.24 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.38 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.06 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.14 #1ff5e5 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e00a1a  rgb(224, 10, 26)  hsl(356, 91%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#0ae0d0  rgb(10, 224, 208)  hsl(176, 91%, 46%)  Turquoise
#1ae00a  rgb(26, 224, 10)  hsl(116, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a1ae0  rgb(10, 26, 224)  hsl(236, 91%, 46%)  Blue