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#E20337 Color

#E20337 is rgb(226, 3, 55) in RGB, hsl(346, 97%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 76%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Crimson (#DC143C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E20337
HEX#E20337
RGBrgb(226, 3, 55)
HSLhsl(346, 97%, 45%)
HSVhsv(346, 99%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 76%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.231 21.1)
LABlab(48.53% 74.19 39.60)
LCHlch(48.53% 84.09 28.09)

What #E20337 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 #E20337, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Crimson#DC143CΔE 5.09Rose Madder#E32636ΔE 5.26Cherry Red#D2042DΔE 5.57Red (Munsell)#F2003CΔE 5.64Imperial Red#ED2939ΔE 6Medium Candy Apple Red#E2062CΔE 6.33

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

#E20337 Channel Values

How #E20337 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 226 · G 3 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 97% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 99% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 76% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.88:1 vs white · 4.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E20337 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 text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E20337 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E20337

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E20337; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E20337
Complementary
#03E2AE
Analogous
#E203A7
Analogous
#E23F03
Triadic
#37E203
Triadic
#0337E2
Split comp.
#03E23F
Split comp.
#03A7E2

Tints & Shades of #E20337

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

#FB1349
#FC3664
#FD5E83
#FD819E
#FEAABD
#FECDD8

Shades

#C40330
#A60329
#880221
#6F021B
#500114
#32010C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E20337.

How #E20337 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#E20337
Protanopia#656534
Protanomaly#A64F35
Deuteranopia#898923
Deuteranomaly#B46D2C
Tritanopia#E11111
Tritanomaly#E20C25
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E20337 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e20337: #E20337;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E20337;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e20337': '#E20337' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.012, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_e20337">#E20337</color>
SVG fillfill="#E20337"

More Red Colors

#E20337 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E20337 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E20337?

#E20337 is a mid-tone red — rgb(226, 3, 55) in RGB and hsl(346, 97%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Crimson (#DC143C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #E20337?

#E20337 is rgb(226, 3, 55) — red 226, green 3, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E20337?

#E20337 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 76%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E20337 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E20337 scores 4.88:1 against white and 4.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E20337 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E20337 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 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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