What color is #E63127?

#E63127 is a moderate red known as Ceremonial Red Ribbon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ceremonial Red Ribbon?

The RGB value is 230, 49, 39: 230 red, 49 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ceremonial Red Ribbon?

The complementary color is #27DCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E63127?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ceremonial Red Ribbon color: hex code #E63127

#E63127 rgb(230, 49, 39)

Shades of red

Ceremonial Red Ribbon has the hex code #E63127. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 19.2% green and 15.3% blue (230, 49, 39).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 79% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 83% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

Ceremonial Red Ribbon (#E63127) color codes

HEX	`#E63127`
RGB	`rgb(230, 49, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 19.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 79%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 83%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 83%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, 66.98, 49.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 83.48, 36.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.102, 19.172, 3.824)`
Decimal	`15085863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ceremonial Red Ribbon, 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 #E63127	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E63127 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #E63127 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e63127; }
.text { color: #e63127; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e63127; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 49 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e63127, #e69027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #E63127 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E63127?: #E63127 is a moderate red known as Ceremonial Red Ribbon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ceremonial Red Ribbon?: The RGB value is 230, 49, 39: 230 red, 49 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ceremonial Red Ribbon?: The complementary color is #27DCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E63127?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.