#E24242

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #E24242

At its core, #E24242 is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 226 red, 66 green, and 66 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 71% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E24242
RGB226, 66, 66
HSL0.0°, 73.4%, 57.3%
CMYK0%, 71%, 71%, 11%
HSV0.0°, 70.8%, 88.6%
LAB52.4, 61.3, 36.6
XYZ34.3, 20.5, 7.3
Decimal14828098

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.12:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.09:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.94:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.33:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E24242; }
.text-color { color: #E24242; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E24242; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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