What color is #EA143B?

#EA143B 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 #EA143B?

The RGB value is 234, 20, 59: 234 red, 20 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA143B?

The complementary color is #14EAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA143B?

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

#EA143B color

#EA143B rgb(234, 20, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #EA143B is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 7.8% green and 23.1% blue (234, 20, 59).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 84% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 75% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Neon Romance (#E9023A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EA143B color codes

HEX	`#EA143B`
RGB	`rgb(234, 20, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 7.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 84%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 91%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 75%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, 74.35, 38.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 83.59, 27.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.976, 18.314, 5.83)`
Decimal	`15340603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA143B, 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 #EA143B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#EA143B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #EA143B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea143b; }
.text { color: #ea143b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea143b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 20 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea143b, #ea5814); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #EA143B?: #EA143B 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 #EA143B?: The RGB value is 234, 20, 59: 234 red, 20 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA143B?: The complementary color is #14EAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA143B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.