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#E00A22

#e00a22 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a22 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 84.82% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 353.27°, 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 0.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1618

Complementary

  1. #e00a22
  2. #0ae0c8

Split complementary

  1. #e00a22
  2. #0ae05d
  3. #0a8de0

Analogous

  1. #e00a8d
  2. #e00a22
  3. #e05d0a

Triadic

  1. #e00a22
  2. #22e00a
  3. #0a22e0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a22
  2. #e0c80a
  3. #0ae0c8
  4. #0a22e0

Square

  1. #e00a22
  2. #8de00a
  3. #0ae0c8
  4. #5d0ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e030c
  2. #970717
  3. #e00a22
  4. #f64054
  5. #fa8996

Shades

#e00a22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a22
  2. #ca091f
  3. #b3081b
  4. #9d0718
  5. #860614
  6. #700511
  7. #5a040e
  8. #43030a
  9. #2d0207
  10. #160103
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a22
  2. #e32338
  3. #e63b4e
  4. #e95464
  5. #ec6c7a
  6. #f08591
  7. #f39da7
  8. #f6b6bd
  9. #f9ced3
  10. #fce7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a22
  2. #d6162b
  3. #cd2235
  4. #c32d3e
  5. #ba3948
  6. #b04551
  7. #a6515a
  8. #9d5d64
  9. #93686d
  10. #8a7477
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9585b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f541f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34220 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5641a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a22 {
  color: #e00a22;
}
Background
.bg-e00a22 {
  background-color: #e00a22;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a22 {
  border: 2px solid #e00a22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a22, #e05d0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 34 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 0.51 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.86 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.43 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.46 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.13 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.30 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.59 #1ff5dd Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#e00a22  rgb(224, 10, 34)  hsl(353, 91%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#0ae0c8  rgb(10, 224, 200)  hsl(173, 91%, 46%)  Turquoise
#22e00a  rgb(34, 224, 10)  hsl(113, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a22e0  rgb(10, 34, 224)  hsl(233, 91%, 46%)  Blue