HEX Color #E90049 (Crimson)

About #E90049

The hex code #E90049 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 0 parts green, and 73 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 69% yellow, and 9% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E90049

RGB233, 0, 73

HSL341.2°, 100.0%, 45.7%

CMYK0%, 100%, 69%, 9%

HSV341.2°, 100.0%, 91.4%

LAB49.3, 76.4, 29.1

XYZ34.8, 17.8, 7.9

Decimal15269961

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E90049 #00E9A0

Analogous

#E900BD #E92B00

Triadic

#49E900 #0048E9

Tetradic

#BDE900 #00E9A0 #2B00E9

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E90049

#EB1C5D

#ED3871

#F05585

#F27199

#F58DAE

#F7AAC2

#FAC6D6

#FCE2EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E90049

#CF0040

#B50038

#9B0030

#810028

#670020

#4D0018

#330010

#190008

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.60:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.56:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.40:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

3.88:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E90049; }

.text-color { color: #E90049; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E90049; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

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