What color is #E00020?

#E00020 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Piercing Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E00020?

The RGB value is 224, 0, 32: 224 red, 0 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E00020?

The complementary color is #00E0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E00020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E00020 color

#E00020 rgb(224, 0, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #E00020 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 0% green and 12.5% blue (224, 0, 32).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 100% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 86% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Piercing Red (#DD1122), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#E00020 color codes

HEX	`#E00020`
RGB	`rgb(224, 0, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 0%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 100%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 100%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 86%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, 73, 49.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 88.11, 34.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.005, 15.957, 2.814)`
Decimal	`14680096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E00020, 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 #E00020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E00020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #E00020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e00020; }
.text { color: #e00020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e00020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 0 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e00020, #e05000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

Questions

What color is #E00020?: #E00020 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Piercing Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E00020?: The RGB value is 224, 0, 32: 224 red, 0 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E00020?: The complementary color is #00E0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E00020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.