Information about #E06242 color

#E06242 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E06242 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(224, 98, 66) — 87.8% red, 38.4% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 49 / 62 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E06242 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Medium Vermilion (#D9603B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shocking Orange (#E55B3C) and Vintage Coral (#D65E40).

In RGB terms — rgb(224, 98, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E06242: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. #E06242 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E06242 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E06242 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E06242 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#C84220

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#963118

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Black

#000000

#E06242 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E06242 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E04261

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#E06242 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#42C1E0
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#4272E0
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#42E0B1
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#E04272
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#42E062
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#6242E0
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#C1E042
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#42C1E0
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#6242E0
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#72E042
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#42C1E0
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#B142E0
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Nearest named colors to #E06242

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Medium Vermilion color link
Medium Vermilion

#D9603B

Shocking Orange color link
Shocking Orange

#E55B3C

Vintage Coral color link
Vintage Coral

#D65E40

Overdyed color link
Overdyed

#E35C38

Sebedee color link
Sebedee

#E96139

Jelly Bean color link
Jelly Bean

#DA614E

Fire Opal color link
Fire Opal

#E95C4B

Hyperactive color link
Hyperactive

#E36C36

Google Chrome Red color link
Google Chrome Red

#DE5246

Brilliant Scarlet color link
Brilliant Scarlet

#E76451

Phoenix color link
Phoenix

#D86C37

Lychee color link
Lychee

#DC5349

#E06242 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E06242
  • RGB224, 98, 66
  • CMYK0, 49, 62, 12
  • CSSrgb(224, 98, 66)
  • HSL12°, 72%, 57%
  • HSL Precise12.152°, 71.818%, 56.863%
  • HSV12°, 71%, 88%
  • HSB12°, 71%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.878, 0.384, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.878, 0.384, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.878, 0.384, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE06242
  • DECIMAL ID14705218
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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