#E9162C
A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.
About #E9162C
Visually, #E9162C is defined as a vivid red. Its closest recognized web color is Crimson. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 22 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 91% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 353.7° hue, 82.7% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E9162C
RGB233, 22, 44
HSL353.7°, 82.7%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 91%, 81%, 9%
HSV353.7°, 90.6%, 91.4%
LAB49.6, 73.4, 46.3
XYZ34.3, 18.1, 4.1
Decimal15275564
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.62:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.92:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E9162C;
}
.text-color {
color: #E9162C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E9162C;
}