What color is #E34D41?

#E34D41 is a moderate red known as Furious Piñata. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Furious Piñata?

The RGB value is 227, 77, 65: 227 red, 77 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Furious Piñata?

The complementary color is #41D7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E34D41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Furious Piñata color: hex code #E34D41

#E34D41 rgb(227, 77, 65)

Shades of red

Furious Piñata has the hex code #E34D41. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 30.2% green and 25.5% blue (227, 77, 65).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 74% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 71% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

Furious Piñata (#E34D41) color codes

HEX	`#E34D41`
RGB	`rgb(227, 77, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 30.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 74%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 71%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 71%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.05, 57.41, 39.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.05, 69.51, 34.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.29, 22.025, 7.393)`
Decimal	`14896449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Furious Piñata, 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 #E34D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E34D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #E34D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e34d41; }
.text { color: #e34d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e34d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 77 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e34d41, #e39e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E34D41 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E34D41?: #E34D41 is a moderate red known as Furious Piñata. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Furious Piñata?: The RGB value is 227, 77, 65: 227 red, 77 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Furious Piñata?: The complementary color is #41D7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E34D41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.