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#E0002D Color

#E0002D is rgb(224, 0, 45) in RGB, hsl(348, 100%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 80%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Candy Apple Red (#E2062C), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E0002D
HEX#E0002D
RGBrgb(224, 0, 45)
HSLhsl(348, 100%, 44%)
HSVhsv(348, 100%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 80%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.231 23.3)
LABlab(47.94% 73.73 44.63)
LCHlch(47.94% 86.18 31.19)

What #E0002D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E0002D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Candy Apple Red#E2062CΔE 1.4Imperial Red#ED2939ΔE 5.08Rose Madder#E32636ΔE 5.14Spanish Red#E60026ΔE 5.77Cherry Red#D2042DΔE 6.18Cadmium Red#E30022ΔE 6.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#E0002D Channel Values

How #E0002D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 224 · G 0 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 100% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 100% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 80% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E0002D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E0002D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E0002D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E0002D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E0002D
Complementary
#00E0B4
Analogous
#E0009D
Analogous
#E04300
Triadic
#2DE000
Triadic
#002DE0
Split comp.
#00E043
Split comp.
#009DE0

Tints & Shades of #E0002D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FF0A3B
#FF2E58
#FF5778
#FF8099
#FFA8BA
#FFCCD6

Shades

#C20027
#A80022
#8A001C
#6B0015
#4D000F
#33000A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E0002D.

How #E0002D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E0002D
Protanopia#64642A
Protanomaly#A54E2B
Deuteranopia#888811
Deuteranomaly#B26B1F
Tritanopia#E00B0B
Tritanomaly#E0071D
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E0002D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e0002d: #E0002D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E0002D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e0002d': '#E0002D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.000, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_e0002d">#E0002D</color>
SVG fillfill="#E0002D"

More Red Colors

#E0002D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E0002D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E0002D?

#E0002D is a mid-tone red — rgb(224, 0, 45) in RGB and hsl(348, 100%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Candy Apple Red (#E2062C), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.4.

What is the RGB value of #E0002D?

#E0002D is rgb(224, 0, 45) — red 224, green 0, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E0002D?

#E0002D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 80%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E0002D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E0002D scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E0002D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E0002D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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