What color is #E22950?

#E22950 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Cosmic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E22950?

The RGB value is 226, 41, 80: 226 red, 41 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E22950?

The complementary color is #29E2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E22950?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E22950 color

#E22950 rgb(226, 41, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #E22950 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 16.1% green and 31.4% blue (226, 41, 80).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 76% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 65% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Red (#DA244B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#E22950 color codes

HEX	`#E22950`
RGB	`rgb(226, 41, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 16.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 76%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 82%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 65%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.9, 69.5, 25.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.9, 73.98, 20.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.609, 18.339, 9.358)`
Decimal	`14821712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E22950, 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 #E22950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E22950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #E22950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e22950; }
.text { color: #e22950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e22950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 41 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e22950, #e25f29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #E22950?: #E22950 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Cosmic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E22950?: The RGB value is 226, 41, 80: 226 red, 41 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E22950?: The complementary color is #29E2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E22950?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.