What color is #E50000?

#E50000 is a vivid red known as Lifeguard. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lifeguard?

The RGB value is 229, 0, 0: 229 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lifeguard?

The complementary color is #00E5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E50000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lifeguard color: hex code #E50000

#E50000 rgb(229, 0, 0)

Shades of red

Lifeguard has the hex code #E50000. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 0% green and 0% blue (229, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 10% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

Lifeguard (#E50000) color codes

HEX	`#E50000`
RGB	`rgb(229, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.83, 73.84, 61.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.83, 96.39, 40)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.318, 16.664, 1.515)`
Decimal	`15007744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lifeguard, 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 #E50000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E50000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	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 #E50000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e50000; }
.text { color: #e50000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e50000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e50000, #e57300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Red.

See #E50000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E50000?: #E50000 is a vivid red known as Lifeguard. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lifeguard?: The RGB value is 229, 0, 0: 229 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lifeguard?: The complementary color is #00E5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E50000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.