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#E00A20

#e00a20 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a20 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 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 353.83°, 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 0.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1617

Complementary

  1. #e00a20
  2. #0ae0ca

Split complementary

  1. #e00a20
  2. #0ae05f
  3. #0a8be0

Analogous

  1. #e00a8b
  2. #e00a20
  3. #e05f0a

Triadic

  1. #e00a20
  2. #20e00a
  3. #0a20e0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a20
  2. #e0ca0a
  3. #0ae0ca
  4. #0a20e0

Square

  1. #e00a20
  2. #8be00a
  3. #0ae0ca
  4. #5f0ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e030b
  2. #970716
  3. #e00a20
  4. #f64053
  5. #fa8995

Shades

#e00a20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a20
  2. #ca091d
  3. #b3081a
  4. #9d0716
  5. #860613
  6. #700510
  7. #5a040d
  8. #43030a
  9. #2d0206
  10. #160103
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a20
  2. #e32336
  3. #e63b4d
  4. #e95463
  5. #ec6c79
  6. #f08590
  7. #f39da6
  8. #f6b6bc
  9. #f9ced2
  10. #fce7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a20
  2. #d6162a
  3. #cd2233
  4. #c32d3d
  5. #ba3946
  6. #b04550
  7. #a6515a
  8. #9d5d63
  9. #93686d
  10. #8a7476
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9585a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f541d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3421e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56418 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a20 {
  color: #e00a20;
}
Background
.bg-e00a20 {
  background-color: #e00a20;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a20 {
  border: 2px solid #e00a20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a20, #e05f0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 32 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 0.75 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.63 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.48 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.65 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.36 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.19 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.22 #1ff5df Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e00a20  rgb(224, 10, 32)  hsl(354, 91%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#0ae0ca  rgb(10, 224, 202)  hsl(174, 91%, 46%)  Turquoise
#20e00a  rgb(32, 224, 10)  hsl(114, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a20e0  rgb(10, 32, 224)  hsl(234, 91%, 46%)  Blue