What color is #E81320?

#E81320 is a vivid red known as Silken Ruby. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silken Ruby?

The RGB value is 232, 19, 32: 232 red, 19 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silken Ruby?

The complementary color is #13E8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E81320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silken Ruby color: hex code #E81320

#E81320 rgb(232, 19, 32)

Shades of red

Silken Ruby has the hex code #E81320. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 7.5% green and 12.5% blue (232, 19, 32).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 85% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 86% yellow and 9% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

Silken Ruby (#E81320) color codes

HEX	`#E81320`
RGB	`rgb(232, 19, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 7.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 85%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 92%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 86%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.17, 73.26, 51.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.17, 89.77, 35.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.777, 17.732, 3.01)`
Decimal	`15209248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silken Ruby, 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 #E81320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E81320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #E81320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e81320; }
.text { color: #e81320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e81320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 19 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e81320, #e87113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #E81320 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E81320?: #E81320 is a vivid red known as Silken Ruby. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silken Ruby?: The RGB value is 232, 19, 32: 232 red, 19 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silken Ruby?: The complementary color is #13E8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E81320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.