#E25742

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Tomato.

About #E25742

When working with digital screens, the color #E25742 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Tomato. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 87 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 71% yellow, and 11% black. With a hue angle of 7.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E25742
RGB226, 87, 66
HSL7.9°, 73.4%, 57.3%
CMYK0%, 62%, 71%, 11%
HSV7.9°, 70.8%, 88.6%
LAB55.5, 52.9, 40.2
XYZ35.8, 23.4, 7.8
Decimal14833474

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.70:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.68:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.83:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E25742; }
.text-color { color: #E25742; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E25742; }

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