What color is #E34234?

#E34234 is a moderate red known as Vermilion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vermilion?

The RGB value is 227, 66, 52: 227 red, 66 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vermilion?

The complementary color is #34D5E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E34234?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vermilion color: hex code #E34234

#E34234 rgb(227, 66, 52)

Shades of red

Vermilion has the hex code #E34234. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 25.9% green and 20.4% blue (227, 66, 52).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 76% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 77% yellow and 11% black.

This exact color is also called Carpaccio.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

Vermilion (#E34234) color codes

HEX	`#E34234`
RGB	`rgb(227, 66, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 25.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 76%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 77%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 77%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.38, 61.08, 44.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.38, 75.52, 36.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.251, 20.481, 5.398)`
Decimal	`14893620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vermilion, 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 #E34234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E34234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #E34234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e34234; }
.text { color: #e34234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e34234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 66 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e34234, #e39a34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E34234 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E34234?: #E34234 is a moderate red known as Vermilion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vermilion?: The RGB value is 227, 66, 52: 227 red, 66 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vermilion?: The complementary color is #34D5E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E34234?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.