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#EC0023

#ec0023 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0023 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 85.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 351.1°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.1795

Complementary

  1. #ec0023
  2. #00ecc9

Split complementary

  1. #ec0023
  2. #00ec53
  3. #0099ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0099
  2. #ec0023
  3. #ec5300

Triadic

  1. #ec0023
  2. #23ec00
  3. #0023ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0023
  2. #ecc900
  3. #00ecc9
  4. #0023ec

Square

  1. #ec0023
  2. #99ec00
  3. #00ecc9
  4. #5300ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53000c
  2. #9f0018
  3. #ec0023
  4. #ff3957
  5. #ff8698

Shades

#ec0023 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0023
  2. #d40020
  3. #bd001c
  4. #a50019
  5. #8e0015
  6. #760012
  7. #5e000e
  8. #47000b
  9. #2f0007
  10. #180004
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0023 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0023
  2. #ee1a39
  3. #f0334f
  4. #f24d65
  5. #f4667b
  6. #f68091
  7. #f799a7
  8. #f9b3bd
  9. #fbccd3
  10. #fde6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0023 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0023
  2. #e10d2c
  3. #d61a36
  4. #cc263f
  5. #c13348
  6. #b64052
  7. #ab4d5b
  8. #a05a64
  9. #96666d
  10. #8b7377
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25c5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635820 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968513 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac4421 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf691a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0023 {
  color: #ec0023;
}
Background
.bg-ec0023 {
  background-color: #ec0023;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0023 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0023;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0023;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0023 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0023, #ec5300);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0023 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 35 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.96 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.01 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.72 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.72 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.80 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.68 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.79 #13ffdc Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec0023  rgb(236, 0, 35)  hsl(351, 100%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#00ecc9  rgb(0, 236, 201)  hsl(171, 100%, 46%)  Turquoise
#23ec00  rgb(35, 236, 0)  hsl(111, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0023ec  rgb(0, 35, 236)  hsl(231, 100%, 46%)  Blue