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#E01F32 Color

#E01F32 is rgb(224, 31, 50) in RGB, hsl(354, 76%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 78%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Madder (#E32636), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E01F32
HEX#E01F32
RGBrgb(224, 31, 50)
HSLhsl(354, 76%, 50%)
HSVhsv(354, 86%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 78%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.221 23.9)
LABlab(49.20% 70.40 43.01)
LCHlch(49.20% 82.50 31.42)

What #E01F32 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 #E01F32, 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.

#E01F32 Channel Values

How #E01F32 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 31 · B 508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 76% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 86% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 78% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.76:1 vs white · 4.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E01F32 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 text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E01F32

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E01F32; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E01F32

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 #E01F32.

How #E01F32 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#E01F32
Protanopia#68682F
Protanomaly#A65430
Deuteranopia#8A8A1C
Deuteranomaly#B36F26
Tritanopia#E02222
Tritanomaly#E02129
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E01F32 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e01f32: #E01F32;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E01F32;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e01f32': '#E01F32' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.122, blue: 0.196)
Android XML<color name="color_e01f32">#E01F32</color>
SVG fillfill="#E01F32"

More Red Colors

#E01F32 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E01F32 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E01F32?

#E01F32 is a mid-tone red — rgb(224, 31, 50) in RGB and hsl(354, 76%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Madder (#E32636), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.52.

What is the RGB value of #E01F32?

#E01F32 is rgb(224, 31, 50) — red 224, green 31, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E01F32?

#E01F32 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 78%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E01F32 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E01F32 scores 4.76:1 against white and 4.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E01F32 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E01F32 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 7.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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