What color is #E2261F?

#E2261F is a moderate red known as Ferocious. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ferocious?

The RGB value is 226, 38, 31: 226 red, 38 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ferocious?

The complementary color is #1FDBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2261F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ferocious color: hex code #E2261F

#E2261F rgb(226, 38, 31)

Shades of red

Ferocious has the hex code #E2261F. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 14.9% green and 12.2% blue (226, 38, 31).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 77% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 86% yellow and 11% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

Ferocious (#E2261F) color codes

HEX	`#E2261F`
RGB	`rgb(226, 38, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 14.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 77%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 86%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 86%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.08, 68.43, 51.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.08, 85.81, 37.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.309, 17.659, 3.004)`
Decimal	`14820895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ferocious, 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 #E2261F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E2261F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #E2261F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2261f; }
.text { color: #e2261f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2261f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 38 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2261f, #e2871f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #E2261F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2261F?: #E2261F is a moderate red known as Ferocious. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ferocious?: The RGB value is 226, 38, 31: 226 red, 38 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ferocious?: The complementary color is #1FDBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2261F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.