What color is #E4030F?

#E4030F is a vivid red known as Miyamoto Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Miyamoto Red?

The RGB value is 228, 3, 15: 228 red, 3 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Miyamoto Red?

The complementary color is #03E4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4030F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Miyamoto Red color: hex code #E4030F

#E4030F rgb(228, 3, 15)

Shades of red

Miyamoto Red has the hex code #E4030F. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 1.2% green and 5.9% blue (228, 3, 15).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 97% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 93% yellow and 11% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

Miyamoto Red (#E4030F) color codes

HEX	`#E4030F`
RGB	`rgb(228, 3, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 1.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 97%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 99%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 93%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.75, 73.47, 57.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.75, 93.27, 38.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.118, 16.599, 1.965)`
Decimal	`14942991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Miyamoto Red, 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 #E4030F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E4030F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #E4030F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4030f; }
.text { color: #e4030f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4030f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 3 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4030f, #e46803); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Red.

See #E4030F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E4030F?: #E4030F is a vivid red known as Miyamoto Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Miyamoto Red?: The RGB value is 228, 3, 15: 228 red, 3 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Miyamoto Red?: The complementary color is #03E4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4030F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.