What color is #E82048?

#E82048 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Enraged. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E82048?

The RGB value is 232, 32, 72: 232 red, 32 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E82048?

The complementary color is #20E8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E82048?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E82048 color

#E82048 rgb(232, 32, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #E82048 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 12.5% green and 28.2% blue (232, 32, 72).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 81% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 69% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Enraged (#EE0044), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#E82048 color codes

HEX	`#E82048`
RGB	`rgb(232, 32, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 12.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 81%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 86%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 69%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.29, 72.54, 30.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.29, 78.85, 23.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.969, 18.662, 7.891)`
Decimal	`15212616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E82048, 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 #E82048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E82048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #E82048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e82048; }
.text { color: #e82048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e82048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 32 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e82048, #e85c20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #E82048?: #E82048 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Enraged. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E82048?: The RGB value is 232, 32, 72: 232 red, 32 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E82048?: The complementary color is #20E8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E82048?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.