What color is #E71500?

#E71500 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 #E71500?

The RGB value is 231, 21, 0: 231 red, 21 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E71500?

The complementary color is #00D2E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E71500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E71500 color

#E71500 rgb(231, 21, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #E71500 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 8.2% green and 0% blue (231, 21, 0).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 100% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Thicker Than Water (#E02006), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#E71500 color codes

HEX	`#E71500`
RGB	`rgb(231, 21, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 8.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 100%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 100%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.92, 72.39, 62.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.92, 95.7, 40.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.228, 17.531, 1.634)`
Decimal	`15144192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E71500, 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 #E71500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E71500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #E71500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e71500; }
.text { color: #e71500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e71500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 21 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e71500, #e78800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Red.

Questions

What color is #E71500?: #E71500 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 #E71500?: The RGB value is 231, 21, 0: 231 red, 21 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E71500?: The complementary color is #00D2E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E71500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.