What color is #E44E4D?

#E44E4D is a moderate red known as Red Arremer. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Arremer?

The RGB value is 228, 78, 77: 228 red, 78 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Arremer?

The complementary color is #4DE3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E44E4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Arremer color: hex code #E44E4D

#E44E4D rgb(228, 78, 77)

Shades of red

Red Arremer has the hex code #E44E4D. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 30.6% green and 30.2% blue (228, 78, 77).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 74% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 66% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

Red Arremer (#E44E4D) color codes

HEX	`#E44E4D`
RGB	`rgb(228, 78, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 30.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 74%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 66%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 66%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.54, 57.94, 33.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.54, 66.69, 29.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.063, 22.484, 9.461)`
Decimal	`14962253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Arremer, 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 #E44E4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E44E4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #E44E4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e44e4d; }
.text { color: #e44e4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e44e4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 78 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e44e4d, #e4994d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

See #E44E4D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E44E4D?: #E44E4D is a moderate red known as Red Arremer. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Arremer?: The RGB value is 228, 78, 77: 228 red, 78 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Arremer?: The complementary color is #4DE3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E44E4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.