#E91D2C

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #E91D2C

Visually, #E91D2C is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 29 green, and 44 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 88% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 355.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

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#E91D2C
RGB233, 29, 44
HSL355.6°, 82.3%, 51.4%
CMYK0%, 88%, 81%, 9%
HSV355.6°, 87.6%, 91.4%
LAB50.0, 72.4, 46.6
XYZ34.5, 18.4, 4.1
Decimal15277356

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.68:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E91D2C; }
.text-color { color: #E91D2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E91D2C; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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