What color is #E80035?

#E80035 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Neon Romance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E80035?

The RGB value is 232, 0, 53: 232 red, 0 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E80035?

The complementary color is #00E8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E80035?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E80035 color

#E80035 rgb(232, 0, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #E80035 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 0% green and 20.8% blue (232, 0, 53).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 77% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Neon Romance (#E9023A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#E80035 color codes

HEX	`#E80035`
RGB	`rgb(232, 0, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 0%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 100%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 77%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.78, 75.44, 40.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.78, 85.55, 28.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.926, 17.419, 4.943)`
Decimal	`15204405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E80035, 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 #E80035	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E80035 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #E80035 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e80035; }
.text { color: #e80035; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e80035; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 0 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e80035, #e83f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #E80035?: #E80035 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Neon Romance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E80035?: The RGB value is 232, 0, 53: 232 red, 0 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E80035?: The complementary color is #00E8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E80035?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.