#E22457

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Crimson.

About #E22457

When working with digital screens, the color #E22457 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 36 green, and 87 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 62% yellow, and 11% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E22457
RGB226, 36, 87
HSL343.9°, 76.6%, 51.4%
CMYK0%, 84%, 62%, 11%
HSV343.9°, 84.1%, 88.6%
LAB49.6, 71.0, 20.8
XYZ33.7, 18.1, 10.7
Decimal14820439

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.62:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.34:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.93:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E22457; }
.text-color { color: #E22457; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E22457; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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