#E23333

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #E23333

At its core, #E23333 is a medium and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 51 parts green, and 51 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 77% yellow, and 11% black. With a hue angle of 0.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E23333
RGB226, 51, 51
HSL0.0°, 75.1%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 77%, 77%, 11%
HSV0.0°, 77.4%, 88.6%
LAB50.4, 65.6, 42.9
XYZ33.1, 18.8, 5.0
Decimal14824243

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.76:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E23333; }
.text-color { color: #E23333; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E23333; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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