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#E0200B Color

#E0200B is rgb(224, 32, 11) in RGB, hsl(6, 91%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 95%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E0200B
HEX#E0200B
RGBrgb(224, 32, 11)
HSLhsl(6, 91%, 46%)
HSVhsv(6, 95%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 95%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.224 30.4)
LABlab(49.06% 69.70 60.57)
LCHlch(49.06% 92.34 40.99)

What #E0200B 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 #E0200B, 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.

#E0200B Channel Values

How #E0200B 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 32 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 91% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 95% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 95% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E0200B 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E0200B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E0200B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E0200B; 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.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #E0200B

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 #E0200B.

How #E0200B 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#E0200B
Protanopia#686800
Protanomaly#A65404
Deuteranopia#8A8A00
Deuteranomaly#B36F00
Tritanopia#E01E1E
Tritanomaly#E01F18
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E0200B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e0200b: #E0200B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E0200B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e0200b': '#E0200B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.125, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_e0200b">#E0200B</color>
SVG fillfill="#E0200B"

More Red Colors

#E0200B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E0200B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E0200B?

#E0200B is a mid-tone red — rgb(224, 32, 11) in RGB and hsl(6, 91%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.72.

What is the RGB value of #E0200B?

#E0200B is rgb(224, 32, 11) — red 224, green 32, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E0200B?

#E0200B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 95%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E0200B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E0200B scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E0200B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E0200B 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 14.02, which is visibly different.

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