What color is #E43A1B?

#E43A1B is a moderate red, closest to the named color Furnace. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E43A1B?

The RGB value is 228, 58, 27: 228 red, 58 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E43A1B?

The complementary color is #1BC5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E43A1B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E43A1B color

#E43A1B rgb(228, 58, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #E43A1B is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 22.7% green and 10.6% blue (228, 58, 27).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 79% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 88% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Furnace (#DD4124), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#E43A1B color codes

HEX	`#E43A1B`
RGB	`rgb(228, 58, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 22.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 79%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 88%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 88%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, 63.46, 55.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 84.29, 41.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.71, 19.605, 3.046)`
Decimal	`14957083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E43A1B, 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 #E43A1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E43A1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #E43A1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e43a1b; }
.text { color: #e43a1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e43a1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 58 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e43a1b, #e49e1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Candy Apple Red.

Questions

What color is #E43A1B?: #E43A1B is a moderate red, closest to the named color Furnace. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E43A1B?: The RGB value is 228, 58, 27: 228 red, 58 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E43A1B?: The complementary color is #1BC5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E43A1B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.