#E23349

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #E23349

When working with digital screens, the color #E23349 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 51 parts green, and 73 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 77% M, 68% Y, and 11% K. With a hue angle of 352.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E23349
RGB226, 51, 73
HSL352.5°, 75.1%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 77%, 68%, 11%
HSV352.5°, 77.4%, 88.6%
LAB50.7, 66.5, 30.6
XYZ33.8, 19.0, 8.2
Decimal14824265

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.80:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.18:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.08:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E23349; }
.text-color { color: #E23349; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E23349; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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