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#E10926 Color

#E10926 is rgb(225, 9, 38) in RGB, hsl(352, 92%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 83%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Red (#E60026), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E10926
HEX#E10926
RGBrgb(225, 9, 38)
HSLhsl(352, 92%, 46%)
HSVhsv(352, 96%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 83%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.23 25.2)
LABlab(48.34% 73.15 48.93)
LCHlch(48.34% 88.01 33.78)

What #E10926 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 #E10926, 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.

#E10926 Channel Values

How #E10926 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 225 · G 9 · B 388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 92% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 96% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 83% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.92:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E10926 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 text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E10926

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E10926; 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 #E10926

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E10926.

How #E10926 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#E10926
Protanopia#656522
Protanomaly#A65024
Deuteranopia#898900
Deuteranomaly#B36D14
Tritanopia#E10F0F
Tritanomaly#E10D1B
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E10926 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e10926: #E10926;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E10926;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e10926': '#E10926' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.035, blue: 0.149)
Android XML<color name="color_e10926">#E10926</color>
SVG fillfill="#E10926"

More Red Colors

#E10926 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E10926 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E10926?

#E10926 is a mid-tone red — rgb(225, 9, 38) in RGB and hsl(352, 92%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Red (#E60026), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.39.

What is the RGB value of #E10926?

#E10926 is rgb(225, 9, 38) — red 225, green 9, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E10926?

#E10926 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 83%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E10926 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E10926 scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E10926 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E10926 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 13.58, which is visibly different.

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