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#E80216 Color

#E80216 is rgb(232, 2, 22) in RGB, hsl(355, 98%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 91%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E80216
HEX#E80216
RGBrgb(232, 2, 22)
HSLhsl(355, 98%, 46%)
HSVhsv(355, 99%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 91%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.238 27.5)
LABlab(49.55% 75.21 58.17)
LCHlch(49.55% 95.08 37.72)

What #E80216 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 #E80216, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E80216 Channel Values

How #E80216 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 232 · G 2 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 98% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 99% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 91% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.72:1 vs white · 4.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E80216 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 text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E80216

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E80216; 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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Tints & Shades of #E80216

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #E80216 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#E80216
Protanopia#68680E
Protanomaly#AB5112
Deuteranopia#8D8D00
Deuteranomaly#B97000
Tritanopia#E80505
Tritanomaly#E8040D
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E80216 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e80216: #E80216;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E80216;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e80216': '#E80216' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.008, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_e80216">#E80216</color>
SVG fillfill="#E80216"

More Red Colors

#E80216 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E80216 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E80216?

#E80216 is a mid-tone red — rgb(232, 2, 22) in RGB and hsl(355, 98%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.05.

What is the RGB value of #E80216?

#E80216 is rgb(232, 2, 22) — red 232, green 2, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E80216?

#E80216 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 91%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E80216 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E80216 scores 4.72:1 against white and 4.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E80216 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E80216 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 red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.83, which is visibly different.

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