#E60039 Color

#E60039 is rgb(230, 0, 57) in RGB, hsl(345, 100%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 75%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red (Munsell) (#F2003C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E60039

HEX#E60039

RGBrgb(230, 0, 57)

HSLhsl(345, 100%, 45%)

HSVhsv(345, 100%, 90%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 75%, 10%)

OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.235 20.8)

LABlab(49.32% 75.43 39.55)

LCHlch(49.32% 85.17 27.67)

What #E60039 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 #E60039, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Red (Munsell)#F2003CΔE 4.3 Crimson#DC143CΔE 5.99 Imperial Red#ED2939ΔE 6.11 Rose Madder#E32636ΔE 6.14 Medium Candy Apple Red#E2062CΔE 6.63 Cherry Red#D2042DΔE 7.02

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

#E60039 Channel Values

How #E60039 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 57	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 345° · S 100% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 345° · S 100% · V 90%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 75% · K 10%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E60039 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 text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E60039

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E60039; 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 #E60039

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 #E60039 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#E60039

Protanopia#676736

Protanomaly#A95037

Deuteranopia#8C8C25

Deuteranomaly#B76E2E

Tritanopia#E51010

Tritanomaly#E60A26

Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #E60039 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e60039: #E60039;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E60039;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e60039': '#E60039' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.000, blue: 0.224)

Android XML<color name="color_e60039">#E60039</color>

SVG fillfill="#E60039"

More Red Colors

#E60039 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e62020 e60026 e62828 e60000 e63e62 e58e73 e66771 e52b50 e7000b e51a4c e7968b e49696 f2e9e9 fce4e4 ff3800 ff85a3 ffd1d1 330000 5c0000 7c1c05 991700 af593e c41e3a d7837f

#E60039 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E60039?

#E60039 is a mid-tone red — rgb(230, 0, 57) in RGB and hsl(345, 100%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red (Munsell) (#F2003C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #E60039?

#E60039 is rgb(230, 0, 57) — red 230, green 0, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E60039?

#E60039 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 75%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E60039 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E60039 scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E60039 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E60039 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 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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