HEX Color #E91D49 (Crimson)

About #E91D49

The precise color #E91D49 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 29, and 73.

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 88% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 347.1° hue, 82.3% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E91D49

RGB233, 29, 73

HSL347.1°, 82.3%, 51.4%

CMYK0%, 88%, 69%, 9%

HSV347.1°, 87.6%, 91.4%

LAB50.3, 73.4, 30.4

XYZ35.2, 18.7, 8.1

Decimal15277385

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E91D49 #1DE8BC

Analogous

#E81DAE #E8571D

Triadic

#48E81D #1D49E8

Tetradic

#AEE81D #1DE8BC #561DE8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E91D49

#EB365D

#ED4F71

#F06885

#F28199

#F59AAE

#F7B3C2

#FACCD6

#FCE5EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E91D49

#CF1940

#B51638

#9B1330

#811028

#670C20

#4D0918

#330610

#190308

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.43:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.74:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.24:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.03:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E91D49; }

.text-color { color: #E91D49; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E91D49; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

#DC143C