What color is #E83341?

#E83341 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Red Radish. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E83341?

The RGB value is 232, 51, 65: 232 red, 51 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E83341?

The complementary color is #33E8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E83341?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E83341 color

#E83341 rgb(232, 51, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #E83341 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 20% green and 25.5% blue (232, 51, 65).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 80% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 72% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Red Radish (#EE3344), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#E83341 color codes

HEX	`#E83341`
RGB	`rgb(232, 51, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 20%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 80%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 78%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 72%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, 67.85, 36.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 77.16, 28.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.421, 19.911, 6.978)`
Decimal	`15217473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E83341, 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 #E83341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E83341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #E83341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e83341; }
.text { color: #e83341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e83341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 51 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e83341, #e88033); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #E83341?: #E83341 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Red Radish. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E83341?: The RGB value is 232, 51, 65: 232 red, 51 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E83341?: The complementary color is #33E8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E83341?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.