What color is #E1133A?

#E1133A is a vivid red, closest to the named color Incubation Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1133A?

The RGB value is 225, 19, 58: 225 red, 19 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1133A?

The complementary color is #13E1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1133A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1133A color

#E1133A rgb(225, 19, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #E1133A is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 7.5% green and 22.7% blue (225, 19, 58).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 84% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 74% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Incubation Red (#DA1D38), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#E1133A color codes

HEX	`#E1133A`
RGB	`rgb(225, 19, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 7.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 84%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 92%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 74%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.99, 72.22, 36.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.99, 80.76, 26.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.052, 16.784, 5.554)`
Decimal	`14750522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1133A, 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 #E1133A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E1133A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #E1133A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1133a; }
.text { color: #e1133a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1133a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 19 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1133a, #e15313); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E1133A?: #E1133A is a vivid red, closest to the named color Incubation Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1133A?: The RGB value is 225, 19, 58: 225 red, 19 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1133A?: The complementary color is #13E1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1133A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.