What color is #CE243F?

#CE243F is a moderate red known as Sovereign Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sovereign Red?

The RGB value is 206, 36, 63: 206 red, 36 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sovereign Red?

The complementary color is #24CEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE243F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sovereign Red color: hex code #CE243F

#CE243F rgb(206, 36, 63)

Shades of red

Sovereign Red has the hex code #CE243F. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 14.1% green and 24.7% blue (206, 36, 63).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 70% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 69% yellow and 19% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

Sovereign Red (#CE243F) color codes

HEX	`#CE243F`
RGB	`rgb(206, 36, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 14.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 70%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 83%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 69%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.29, 64.46, 29.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.29, 70.69, 24.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.985, 14.747, 6.127)`
Decimal	`13509695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sovereign 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 #CE243F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CE243F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #CE243F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce243f; }
.text { color: #ce243f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce243f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 36 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce243f, #ce5e24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CE243F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CE243F?: #CE243F is a moderate red known as Sovereign Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sovereign Red?: The RGB value is 206, 36, 63: 206 red, 36 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sovereign Red?: The complementary color is #24CEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE243F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.