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#E0060D Color

#E0060D is rgb(224, 6, 13) in RGB, hsl(358, 95%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 94%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E0060D
HEX#E0060D
RGBrgb(224, 6, 13)
HSLhsl(358, 95%, 45%)
HSVhsv(358, 97%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 94%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.232 28.5)
LABlab(47.93% 72.87 59.54)
LCHlch(47.93% 94.10 39.25)

What #E0060D 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 #E0060D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E0060D Channel Values

How #E0060D 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 6 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 95% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 97% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 94% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5:1 vs white · 4.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E0060D 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 text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E0060D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E0060D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E0060D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E0060D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E0060D.

How #E0060D 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#E0060D
Protanopia#646402
Protanomaly#A54F07
Deuteranopia#888800
Deuteranomaly#B26C00
Tritanopia#E00707
Tritanomaly#E00709
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E0060D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e0060d: #E0060D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E0060D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e0060d': '#E0060D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.024, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_e0060d">#E0060D</color>
SVG fillfill="#E0060D"

More Red Colors

#E0060D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E0060D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E0060D?

#E0060D is a mid-tone red — rgb(224, 6, 13) in RGB and hsl(358, 95%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.63.

What is the RGB value of #E0060D?

#E0060D is rgb(224, 6, 13) — red 224, green 6, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E0060D?

#E0060D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 94%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E0060D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E0060D scores 5:1 against white and 4.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E0060D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E0060D 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 red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.51, which is visibly different.

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