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#EC0024

#ec0024 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0024 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 84.75% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 350.85°, 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 1.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff0033
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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #ec0024
  2. #00ecc8

Split complementary

  1. #ec0024
  2. #00ec52
  3. #009aec

Analogous

  1. #ec009a
  2. #ec0024
  3. #ec5200

Triadic

  1. #ec0024
  2. #24ec00
  3. #0024ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0024
  2. #ecc800
  3. #00ecc8
  4. #0024ec

Square

  1. #ec0024
  2. #9aec00
  3. #00ecc8
  4. #5200ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53000d
  2. #9f0018
  3. #ec0024
  4. #ff3958
  5. #ff8698

Shades

#ec0024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0024
  2. #d40020
  3. #bd001d
  4. #a50019
  5. #8e0016
  6. #760012
  7. #5e000e
  8. #47000b
  9. #2f0007
  10. #180004
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0024
  2. #ee1a3a
  3. #f03350
  4. #f24d66
  5. #f4667c
  6. #f68092
  7. #f799a7
  8. #f9b3bd
  9. #fbccd3
  10. #fde6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0024
  2. #e10d2d
  3. #d61a36
  4. #cc2640
  5. #c13349
  6. #b64052
  7. #ab4d5b
  8. #a05a64
  9. #96666e
  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 #635821 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968514 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac4522 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf691c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0024 {
  color: #ec0024;
}
Background
.bg-ec0024 {
  background-color: #ec0024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0024 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0024, #ec5200);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 36 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.95 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.18 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.69 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.75 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.75 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.63 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.71 #13ffdb Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec0024  rgb(236, 0, 36)  hsl(351, 100%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#00ecc8  rgb(0, 236, 200)  hsl(171, 100%, 46%)  Turquoise
#24ec00  rgb(36, 236, 0)  hsl(111, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0024ec  rgb(0, 36, 236)  hsl(231, 100%, 46%)  Blue