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#EC052D

#ec052d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec052d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 1.96% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.88% magenta, 80.93% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.61°, with 95.85% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1813

Complementary

  1. #ec052d
  2. #05ecc4

Split complementary

  1. #ec052d
  2. #05ec50
  3. #05a0ec

Analogous

  1. #ec05a0
  2. #ec052d
  3. #ec5005

Triadic

  1. #ec052d
  2. #2dec05
  3. #052dec

Tetradic

  1. #ec052d
  2. #ecc405
  3. #05ecc4
  4. #052dec

Square

  1. #ec052d
  2. #a0ec05
  3. #05ecc4
  4. #5005ec

Monochromatic

  1. #560210
  2. #a1031f
  3. #ec052d
  4. #fb4262
  5. #fd8da1

Shades

#ec052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec052d
  2. #d40529
  3. #bd0424
  4. #a50420
  5. #8e031b
  6. #760317
  7. #5e0212
  8. #47020e
  9. #2f0109
  10. #180105
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec052d
  2. #ee1e42
  3. #f03757
  4. #f2506c
  5. #f46981
  6. #f68296
  7. #f79bab
  8. #f9b4c0
  9. #fbcdd5
  10. #fde6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec052d
  2. #e11135
  3. #d61e3e
  4. #cc2a46
  5. #c1364e
  6. #b64357
  7. #ab4f5f
  8. #a05b67
  9. #96676f
  10. #8b7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63592b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968621 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac462c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6a27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec052d {
  color: #ec052d;
}
Background
.bg-ec052d {
  background-color: #ec052d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec052d {
  border: 2px solid #ec052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec052d, #ec5005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.78 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.86 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.87 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.24 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.24 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.37 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.39 #13fad2 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#ec052d  rgb(236, 5, 45)  hsl(350, 96%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#05ecc4  rgb(5, 236, 196)  hsl(170, 96%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#2dec05  rgb(45, 236, 5)  hsl(110, 96%, 47%)  Lime
#052dec  rgb(5, 45, 236)  hsl(230, 96%, 47%)  Blue