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#EC0027

#ec0027 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0027 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 83.47% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 350.08°, 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #ec0027
  2. #00ecc5

Split complementary

  1. #ec0027
  2. #00ec4f
  3. #009dec

Analogous

  1. #ec009d
  2. #ec0027
  3. #ec4f00

Triadic

  1. #ec0027
  2. #27ec00
  3. #0027ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0027
  2. #ecc500
  3. #00ecc5
  4. #0027ec

Square

  1. #ec0027
  2. #9dec00
  3. #00ecc5
  4. #4f00ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53000e
  2. #9f001a
  3. #ec0027
  4. #ff395a
  5. #ff869a

Shades

#ec0027 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0027
  2. #d40023
  3. #bd001f
  4. #a5001b
  5. #8e0017
  6. #760014
  7. #5e0010
  8. #47000c
  9. #2f0008
  10. #180004
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0027 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0027
  2. #ee1a3d
  3. #f03352
  4. #f24d68
  5. #f4667d
  6. #f68093
  7. #f799a9
  8. #f9b3be
  9. #fbccd4
  10. #fde6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0027 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0027
  2. #e10d30
  3. #d61a39
  4. #cc2642
  5. #c1334b
  6. #b64054
  7. #ab4d5c
  8. #a05a65
  9. #96666e
  10. #8b7377
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635825 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968519 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4526 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be691f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0020 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0027 {
  color: #ec0027;
}
Background
.bg-ec0027 {
  background-color: #ec0027;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0027 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0027;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0027;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0027 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0027, #ec4f00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0027 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 39 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.05 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.74 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.37 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.90 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.90 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.52 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.52 #13ffd8 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec0027  rgb(236, 0, 39)  hsl(350, 100%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#00ecc5  rgb(0, 236, 197)  hsl(170, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine
#27ec00  rgb(39, 236, 0)  hsl(110, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0027ec  rgb(0, 39, 236)  hsl(230, 100%, 46%)  Blue