#E42E21 Color

#E42E21 is rgb(228, 46, 33) in RGB and hsl(4, 78%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Crimson. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E42E21

HEX#E42E21

RGBrgb(228, 46, 33)

HSLhsl(4, 78%, 51%)

HSVhsv(4, 86%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.218 29.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 86%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E42E21 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E42E21 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E42E21 Complementary#21D7E4 Analogous#E42175 Analogous#E48F21 Triadic#21E42E Triadic#2E21E4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E42E21, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E74C40 #EB655C #EF837B #F3A19B #F7BFBB #FAD9D6

Shades

#C82419 #AC1F15 #8D1A11 #6D140D #4D0E0A #320906

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