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#EC0031

#ec0031 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0031 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 79.24% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 347.54°, 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 3.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff0033
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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #ec0031
  2. #00ecbb

Split complementary

  1. #ec0031
  2. #00ec45
  3. #00a7ec

Analogous

  1. #ec00a7
  2. #ec0031
  3. #ec4500

Triadic

  1. #ec0031
  2. #31ec00
  3. #0031ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0031
  2. #ecbb00
  3. #00ecbb
  4. #0031ec

Square

  1. #ec0031
  2. #a7ec00
  3. #00ecbb
  4. #4500ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530011
  2. #9f0021
  3. #ec0031
  4. #ff3962
  5. #ff869f

Shades

#ec0031 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0031
  2. #d4002c
  3. #bd0027
  4. #a50022
  5. #8e001d
  6. #760019
  7. #5e0014
  8. #47000f
  9. #2f000a
  10. #180005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0031 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0031
  2. #ee1a46
  3. #f0335a
  4. #f24d6f
  5. #f46683
  6. #f68098
  7. #f799ad
  8. #f9b3c1
  9. #fbccd6
  10. #fde6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0031 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0031
  2. #e10d39
  3. #d61a41
  4. #cc2649
  5. #c13351
  6. #b64059
  7. #ab4d60
  8. #a05a68
  9. #966670
  10. #8b7378
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625930 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958527 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4530 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be692b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0031 {
  color: #ec0031;
}
Background
.bg-ec0031 {
  background-color: #ec0031;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0031 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0031;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0031;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0031 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0031, #ec4500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0031 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 49 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.54 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.96 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.50 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.92 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.41 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.70 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.95 #13ffce Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec0031  rgb(236, 0, 49)  hsl(348, 100%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#00ecbb  rgb(0, 236, 187)  hsl(168, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine
#31ec00  rgb(49, 236, 0)  hsl(108, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0031ec  rgb(0, 49, 236)  hsl(228, 100%, 46%)  Blue