What color is #E62020?

#E62020 is a moderate red known as Lust. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lust?

The RGB value is 230, 32, 32: 230 red, 32 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lust?

The complementary color is #20E6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E62020?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lust color: hex code #E62020

#E62020 rgb(230, 32, 32)

Shades of red

Lust has the hex code #E62020. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 12.5% green and 12.5% blue (230, 32, 32).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 80% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 86% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

Lust (#E62020) color codes

HEX	`#E62020`
RGB	`rgb(230, 32, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 12.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 80%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 86%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 86%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, 70.75, 51.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 87.78, 36.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.415, 17.966, 3.075)`
Decimal	`15081504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lust, 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 #E62020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E62020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #E62020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e62020; }
.text { color: #e62020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e62020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 32 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e62020, #e68320); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #E62020 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E62020?: #E62020 is a moderate red known as Lust. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lust?: The RGB value is 230, 32, 32: 230 red, 32 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lust?: The complementary color is #20E6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E62020?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.