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#E02935 Color

#E02935 is rgb(224, 41, 53) in RGB, hsl(356, 75%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 82%, 76%, 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 1.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E02935
HEX#E02935
RGBrgb(224, 41, 53)
HSLhsl(356, 75%, 52%)
HSVhsv(356, 82%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 76%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.215 24.3)
LABlab(49.97% 68.44 42.07)
LCHlch(49.97% 80.34 31.58)

What #E02935 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 #E02935, 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.

#E02935 Channel Values

How #E02935 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 41 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 75% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 82% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 82% · Y 76% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.63:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E02935 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 text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E02935 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E02935

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E02935; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E02935

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 #E02935.

How #E02935 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#E02935
Protanopia#6A6A32
Protanomaly#A75733
Deuteranopia#8C8C21
Deuteranomaly#B4712A
Tritanopia#E02B2B
Tritanomaly#E02A2F
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E02935 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e02935: #E02935;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E02935;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e02935': '#E02935' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.161, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_e02935">#E02935</color>
SVG fillfill="#E02935"

More Red Colors

#E02935 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E02935 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E02935?

#E02935 is a mid-tone red — rgb(224, 41, 53) in RGB and hsl(356, 75%, 52%) 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 1.55.

What is the RGB value of #E02935?

#E02935 is rgb(224, 41, 53) — red 224, green 41, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E02935?

#E02935 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 82%, 76%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E02935 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E02935 scores 4.63:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E02935 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E02935 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 7.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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