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#EC0028

#ec0028 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0028 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 83.05% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.83°, 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 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.1799

Complementary

  1. #ec0028
  2. #00ecc4

Split complementary

  1. #ec0028
  2. #00ec4e
  3. #009eec

Analogous

  1. #ec009e
  2. #ec0028
  3. #ec4e00

Triadic

  1. #ec0028
  2. #28ec00
  3. #0028ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0028
  2. #ecc400
  3. #00ecc4
  4. #0028ec

Square

  1. #ec0028
  2. #9eec00
  3. #00ecc4
  4. #4e00ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53000e
  2. #9f001b
  3. #ec0028
  4. #ff395b
  5. #ff869a

Shades

#ec0028 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0028
  2. #d40024
  3. #bd0020
  4. #a5001c
  5. #8e0018
  6. #760014
  7. #5e0010
  8. #47000c
  9. #2f0008
  10. #180004
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0028 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0028
  2. #ee1a3e
  3. #f03353
  4. #f24d69
  5. #f4667e
  6. #f68094
  7. #f799a9
  8. #f9b3bf
  9. #fbccd4
  10. #fde6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0028 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0028
  2. #e10d31
  3. #d61a3a
  4. #cc2642
  5. #c1334b
  6. #b64054
  7. #ab4d5d
  8. #a05a66
  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 #625826 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96851b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4527 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6921 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0020 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0028 {
  color: #ec0028;
}
Background
.bg-ec0028 {
  background-color: #ec0028;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0028 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0028;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0028;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0028 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0028, #ec4e00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0028 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 40 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.13 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.94 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.28 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.96 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.96 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.47 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.49 #13ffd7 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec0028  rgb(236, 0, 40)  hsl(350, 100%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#00ecc4  rgb(0, 236, 196)  hsl(170, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine
#28ec00  rgb(40, 236, 0)  hsl(110, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0028ec  rgb(0, 40, 236)  hsl(230, 100%, 46%)  Blue