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#EC0033

#ec0033 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0033 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 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 78.39% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 347.03°, 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 3.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff0033
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Relative luminance0.1807

Complementary

  1. #ec0033
  2. #00ecb9

Split complementary

  1. #ec0033
  2. #00ec43
  3. #00a9ec

Analogous

  1. #ec00a9
  2. #ec0033
  3. #ec4300

Triadic

  1. #ec0033
  2. #33ec00
  3. #0033ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0033
  2. #ecb900
  3. #00ecb9
  4. #0033ec

Square

  1. #ec0033
  2. #a9ec00
  3. #00ecb9
  4. #4300ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530012
  2. #9f0022
  3. #ec0033
  4. #ff3964
  5. #ff86a0

Shades

#ec0033 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0033
  2. #d4002e
  3. #bd0029
  4. #a50024
  5. #8e001f
  6. #76001a
  7. #5e0014
  8. #47000f
  9. #2f000a
  10. #180005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0033 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0033
  2. #ee1a47
  3. #f0335c
  4. #f24d70
  5. #f46685
  6. #f68099
  7. #f799ad
  8. #f9b3c2
  9. #fbccd6
  10. #fde6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0033 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0033
  2. #e10d3b
  3. #d61a42
  4. #cc264a
  5. #c13352
  6. #b6405a
  7. #ab4d61
  8. #a05a69
  9. #966671
  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 #b25d62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625932 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4532 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be692d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0033 {
  color: #ec0033;
}
Background
.bg-ec0033 {
  background-color: #ec0033;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0033 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0033;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0033;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0033 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0033, #ec4300);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0033 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 51 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.95 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.05 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.15 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.39 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.50 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.86 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.25 #13ffcc Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec0033  rgb(236, 0, 51)  hsl(347, 100%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#00ecb9  rgb(0, 236, 185)  hsl(167, 100%, 46%)  Aquamarine
#33ec00  rgb(51, 236, 0)  hsl(107, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#0033ec  rgb(0, 51, 236)  hsl(227, 100%, 46%)  Blue