What color is #E54F4F?

#E54F4F is a moderate red, closest to the named color Red Arremer. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E54F4F?

The RGB value is 229, 79, 79: 229 red, 79 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E54F4F?

The complementary color is #4FE5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E54F4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E54F4F color

#E54F4F rgb(229, 79, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #E54F4F is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 31% green and 31% blue (229, 79, 79).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 74% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 66% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Red Arremer (#E44E4D), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#E54F4F color codes

HEX	`#E54F4F`
RGB	`rgb(229, 79, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 31%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 74%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 66%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 66%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.89, 57.97, 32.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.89, 66.38, 29.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.524, 22.82, 9.877)`
Decimal	`15028047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E54F4F, 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 #E54F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E54F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #E54F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e54f4f; }
.text { color: #e54f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e54f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 79 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e54f4f, #e59a4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #E54F4F?: #E54F4F is a moderate red, closest to the named color Red Arremer. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E54F4F?: The RGB value is 229, 79, 79: 229 red, 79 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E54F4F?: The complementary color is #4FE5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E54F4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.