Cadmium Red Color – #e30022: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Cadmium red was patented in Germany in 1892 and reached artists’ paints by 1907. Matisse famously urged Renoir to swap vermilion for it. Cadmium Red color (#e30022) is that same vivid, opaque red, the one painters still reach for when a red has to hold its ground.

Cadmium Red Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #E30022

2. #00E3C1

Triadic colors

1. #E30022

2. #22E300

3. #0022E3

Tints or lighter colors

1. #FF173A

2. #FF4A65

3. #FF7D90

4. #FFB0BC

5. #FFE3E7

Darker colors

1. #B0001A

2. #7D0013

3. #4A000B

4. #170003

Analogous colors

1. #C100E3

2. #E30094

3. #E30022

4. #E34F00

5. #E3C100

Monochromatic colors

1. #960017

2. #C9001E

3. #FC0026

4. #FF304F

5. #FB677E