What color is #E13648?

#E13648 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Poppy Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E13648?

The RGB value is 225, 54, 72: 225 red, 54 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E13648?

The complementary color is #36E1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E13648?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E13648 color

#E13648 rgb(225, 54, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #E13648 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 21.2% green and 28.2% blue (225, 54, 72).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 74% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 68% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Red (#DD3845), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E13648 color codes

HEX	`#E13648`
RGB	`rgb(225, 54, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 21.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 74%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 76%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 68%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, 65.3, 31.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 72.4, 25.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.544, 19.119, 8.054)`
Decimal	`14759496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E13648, 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 #E13648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E13648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #E13648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e13648; }
.text { color: #e13648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e13648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 54 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e13648, #e17936); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #E13648?: #E13648 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Poppy Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E13648?: The RGB value is 225, 54, 72: 225 red, 54 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E13648?: The complementary color is #36E1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E13648?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.