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#EA103F Color

#EA103F is rgb(234, 16, 63) in RGB, hsl(347, 87%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 73%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red (Munsell) (#F2003C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA103F
HEX#EA103F
RGBrgb(234, 16, 63)
HSLhsl(347, 87%, 49%)
HSVhsv(347, 93%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 73%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.234 20.1)
LABlab(50.66% 75.30 37.74)
LCHlch(50.66% 84.23 26.62)

What #EA103F 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 #EA103F, 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.

#EA103F Channel Values

How #EA103F 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 234 · G 16 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 87% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 93% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 73% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.52:1 vs white · 4.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA103F 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 text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EA103F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EA103F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA103F; 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 #EA103F

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EA103F.

How #EA103F 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#EA103F
Protanopia#6A6A3D
Protanomaly#AD543E
Deuteranopia#8F8F2E
Deuteranomaly#BB7235
Tritanopia#E91B1B
Tritanomaly#EA172D
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA103F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea103f: #EA103F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA103F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea103f': '#EA103F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.063, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_ea103f">#EA103F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA103F"

More Red Colors

#EA103F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA103F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA103F?

#EA103F is a mid-tone red — rgb(234, 16, 63) in RGB and hsl(347, 87%, 49%) 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 4.92.

What is the RGB value of #EA103F?

#EA103F is rgb(234, 16, 63) — red 234, green 16, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA103F?

#EA103F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 73%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA103F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA103F scores 4.52:1 against white and 4.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA103F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA103F 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 5.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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