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#EC0026

#ec0026 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0026 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 83.9% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 350.34°, 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 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.1797

Complementary

  1. #ec0026
  2. #00ecc6

Split complementary

  1. #ec0026
  2. #00ec50
  3. #009cec

Analogous

  1. #ec009c
  2. #ec0026
  3. #ec5000

Triadic

  1. #ec0026
  2. #26ec00
  3. #0026ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0026
  2. #ecc600
  3. #00ecc6
  4. #0026ec

Square

  1. #ec0026
  2. #9cec00
  3. #00ecc6
  4. #5000ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53000d
  2. #9f001a
  3. #ec0026
  4. #ff3959
  5. #ff8699

Shades

#ec0026 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0026
  2. #d40022
  3. #bd001e
  4. #a5001b
  5. #8e0017
  6. #760013
  7. #5e000f
  8. #47000b
  9. #2f0008
  10. #180004
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0026 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0026
  2. #ee1a3c
  3. #f03351
  4. #f24d67
  5. #f4667d
  6. #f68093
  7. #f799a8
  8. #f9b3be
  9. #fbccd4
  10. #fde6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0026 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0026
  2. #e10d2f
  3. #d61a38
  4. #cc2641
  5. #c1334a
  6. #b64053
  7. #ab4d5c
  8. #a05a65
  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 #635823 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968518 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4524 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be691e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0026 {
  color: #ec0026;
}
Background
.bg-ec0026 {
  background-color: #ec0026;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0026 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0026;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0026;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0026 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0026, #ec5000);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0026 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 38 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.99 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.55 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.47 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.84 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.84 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.55 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.58 #13ffd9 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec0026  rgb(236, 0, 38)  hsl(350, 100%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#00ecc6  rgb(0, 236, 198)  hsl(170, 100%, 46%)  Turquoise
#26ec00  rgb(38, 236, 0)  hsl(110, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0026ec  rgb(0, 38, 236)  hsl(230, 100%, 46%)  Blue