#E90033

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #E90033

Visually, #E90033 is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Crimson. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 0 parts green, and 51 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 78% Yellow, and 9% Black. With a hue angle of 346.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF 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#E90033
RGB233, 0, 51
HSL346.9°, 100.0%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 100%, 78%, 9%
HSV346.9°, 100.0%, 91.4%
LAB49.0, 75.6, 41.7
XYZ34.2, 17.6, 4.7
Decimal15269939

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.65:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.51:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.45:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E90033; }
.text-color { color: #E90033; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E90033; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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