#E72A27 Color

#E72A27 is rgb(231, 42, 39) in RGB and hsl(1, 80%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Crimson. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E72A27

HEX#E72A27

RGBrgb(231, 42, 39)

HSLhsl(1, 80%, 53%)

HSVhsv(1, 83%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.222 27.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 83%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E72A27 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E72A27 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E72A27 Complementary#27E4E7 Analogous#E72784 Analogous#E78A27 Triadic#27E72A Triadic#2A27E7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E72A27, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EA4643 #EE6563 #F1807E #F4A09F #F7BBBA #FBDBDA

Shades

#D31B17 #B31714 #931210 #730E0D #530A09 #320606

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