What color is #E94E41?

#E94E41 is a moderate red known as Blazing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blazing?

The RGB value is 233, 78, 65: 233 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blazing?

The complementary color is #41DCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E94E41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blazing color: hex code #E94E41

#E94E41 rgb(233, 78, 65)

Shades of red

Blazing has the hex code #E94E41. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 30.6% green and 25.5% blue (233, 78, 65).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 79% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 72% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

Blazing (#E94E41) color codes

HEX	`#E94E41`
RGB	`rgb(233, 78, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 30.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 79%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 72%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 72%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, 58.97, 40.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 71.72, 34.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.287, 23.16, 7.507)`
Decimal	`15289921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blazing, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E94E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E94E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E94E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e94e41; }
.text { color: #e94e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e94e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 78 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e94e41, #e9a241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #E94E41 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E94E41?: #E94E41 is a moderate red known as Blazing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blazing?: The RGB value is 233, 78, 65: 233 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blazing?: The complementary color is #41DCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E94E41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.