What color is #EA1833?

#EA1833 is a vivid red known as Transfusion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Transfusion?

The RGB value is 234, 24, 51: 234 red, 24 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Transfusion?

The complementary color is #18EACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA1833?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Transfusion color: hex code #EA1833

#EA1833 rgb(234, 24, 51)

Shades of red

Transfusion has the hex code #EA1833. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 9.4% green and 20% blue (234, 24, 51).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 83% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 78% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

Transfusion (#EA1833) color codes

HEX	`#EA1833`
RGB	`rgb(234, 24, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 9.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 83%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 90%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 78%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.97, 73.57, 42.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.97, 85.14, 30.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.86, 18.391, 4.846)`
Decimal	`15341619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Transfusion, 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 #EA1833	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EA1833 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #EA1833 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea1833; }
.text { color: #ea1833; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea1833; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 24 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea1833, #ea6618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

See #EA1833 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EA1833?: #EA1833 is a vivid red known as Transfusion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Transfusion?: The RGB value is 234, 24, 51: 234 red, 24 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Transfusion?: The complementary color is #18EACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA1833?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.