Spanish Red (#E60026)

The hex code for Spanish Red is #E60026. It is rgb(230, 0, 38) in RGB, hsl(350, 100%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 83%, 10%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E60026

HEX#E60026

RGBrgb(230, 0, 38)

HSLhsl(350, 100%, 45%)

HSVhsv(350, 100%, 90%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 83%, 10%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.236 25)

LABlab(49.16% 75.07 50.11)

LCHlch(49.16% 90.25 33.72)

Colors Closest to Spanish Red

Spanish Red is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Cadmium Red#E30022ΔE 1.61 Medium Candy Apple Red#E2062CΔE 4.45 Red (Pigment)#ED1C24ΔE 4.5 Lust#E62020ΔE 5.43 Red Cola#DF0118ΔE 5.53 Scarlet (Crayola)#FD0E35ΔE 7.28

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

#E60026 Channel Values

How Spanish Red breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 230 · G 0 · B 38	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 350° · S 100% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 350° · S 100% · V 90%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 83% · K 10%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.78:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Spanish Red 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 text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Spanish Red

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Spanish Red; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Spanish Red

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

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How Spanish Red 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#E60026

Protanopia#676722

Protanomaly#A95024

Deuteranopia#8C8C00

Deuteranomaly#B76E12

Tritanopia#E60808

Tritanomaly#E60518

Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #E60026 in Code

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

CSS custom property--spanish-red: #E60026;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E60026;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'spanish-red': '#E60026' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.000, blue: 0.149)

Android XML<color name="spanish_red">#E60026</color>

SVG fillfill="#E60026"

More Red Colors

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

e60039 e60000 e62020 e58e73 e62828 e52b50 e63e62 e51a4c e66771 e49696 e7000b e4717a f29191 fcb3ab ff355e ff8599 ffccd3 2f0e0e 570900 7c0a02 990f00 af4035 c41717 d62929

#E60026 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Spanish Red?

The hex code for Spanish Red is #E60026. That is rgb(230, 0, 38) in RGB, hsl(350, 100%, 45%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 83%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #E60026?

#E60026 is rgb(230, 0, 38) — red 230, green 0, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E60026?

#E60026 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 83%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E60026 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E60026 scores 4.78:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E60026 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E60026 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 15.17, which is visibly different.

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