#E9073A

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #E9073A

When working with digital screens, the color #E9073A is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 7, and 58.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 75% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 346.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9073A
RGB233, 7, 58
HSL346.5°, 94.2%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 97%, 75%, 9%
HSV346.5°, 97.0%, 91.4%
LAB49.2, 75.3, 38.0
XYZ34.4, 17.8, 5.6
Decimal15271738

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.56:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.87:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9073A; }
.text-color { color: #E9073A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9073A; }

Similar Colors

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