#E22C1D

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Tomato.

About #E22C1D

Visually, #E22C1D is defined as a vivid red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Tomato. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 44 green, and 29 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 81% Magenta, 87% Yellow, and 11% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E22C1D
RGB226, 44, 29
HSL4.6°, 77.3%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 81%, 87%, 11%
HSV4.6°, 87.2%, 88.6%
LAB49.6, 67.0, 53.1
XYZ32.5, 18.1, 2.9
Decimal14822429

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.61:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.92:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E22C1D; }
.text-color { color: #E22C1D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E22C1D; }

Similar Colors

Tomato
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