What color is #E21E00?

#E21E00 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Thicker Than Water. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E21E00?

The RGB value is 226, 30, 0: 226 red, 30 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E21E00?

The complementary color is #00C4E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E21E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E21E00 color

#E21E00 rgb(226, 30, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #E21E00 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 11.8% green and 0% blue (226, 30, 0).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 100% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Thicker Than Water (#E02006), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#E21E00 color codes

HEX	`#E21E00`
RGB	`rgb(226, 30, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 11.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 100%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 100%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, 69.69, 61.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 93.13, 41.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.833, 17.103, 1.625)`
Decimal	`14818816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E21E00, 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 #E21E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E21E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #E21E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e21e00; }
.text { color: #e21e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e21e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 30 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e21e00, #e28f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Red.

Questions

What color is #E21E00?: #E21E00 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Thicker Than Water. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E21E00?: The RGB value is 226, 30, 0: 226 red, 30 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E21E00?: The complementary color is #00C4E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E21E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.