#E42C1B Color

#E42C1B is rgb(228, 44, 27) in RGB and hsl(5, 79%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Crimson. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E42C1B

HEX#E42C1B

RGBrgb(228, 44, 27)

HSLhsl(5, 79%, 50%)

HSVhsv(5, 88%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.22 30.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 88%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E42C1B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E42C1B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E42C1B Complementary#1BD3E4 Analogous#E41B6F Analogous#E4901B Triadic#1BE42C Triadic#2C1BE4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E42C1B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E8493B #EC675B #EF847B #F39E96 #F6BBB6 #FAD9D6

Shades

#C42517 #A92014 #891A10 #6E150D #4E0F09 #320A06

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