#E2002C
A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.
About #E2002C
Visually, #E2002C is defined as a vivid red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 226, 0, and 44.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 348.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E2002C
RGB226, 0, 44
HSL348.3°, 100.0%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 100%, 81%, 11%
HSV348.3°, 100.0%, 88.6%
LAB47.4, 73.8, 43.7
XYZ31.8, 16.4, 3.9
Decimal14811180
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.92:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.27:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.63:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E2002C;
}
.text-color {
color: #E2002C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E2002C;
}