#E20F49

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Crimson.

About #E20F49

Visually, #E20F49 is defined as a vivid magenta. 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, 15, and 73.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 93% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E20F49
RGB226, 15, 73
HSL343.5°, 87.6%, 47.3%
CMYK0%, 93%, 68%, 11%
HSV343.5°, 93.4%, 88.6%
LAB48.2, 73.6, 27.5
XYZ32.7, 17.0, 7.9
Decimal14815049

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.40:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.74:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E20F49; }
.text-color { color: #E20F49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E20F49; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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