Information about #E12A3F color

#E12A3F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E12A3F falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(225, 42, 63) — 88.2% red, 16.5% green, 24.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 72 / 64 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E12A3F presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rusty Red (#DA2C43). Slightly further away sit Permanent Red Violet (#DB2645) and Rose Madder (#E32636).

In RGB terms — rgb(225, 42, 63) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E12A3F: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E12A3F color variations

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

#E12A3F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E12A3F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#B91A2D

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#8B1321

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#5C0D16

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#2E060B

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Black

#000000

#E12A3F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#CD394A

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#BA4A57

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#A75B64

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#936D71

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Grey

#808080

#E12A3F 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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#E0A628

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#E05C28

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#E02887

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#E028D1

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#A628E0

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#E12A3F 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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#29E0CB
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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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#299AE0
#299AE0

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#29E06F
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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
#E06F29
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#E0299A
#E0299A

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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
#E12A3F
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#3EE029
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#293EE0
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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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#E0CB29
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#29E0CB
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#293EE0
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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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#9AE029
#9AE029

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#29E0CB
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#6F29E0
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Nearest named colors to #E12A3F

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

Rusty Red color link
Rusty Red

#DA2C43

Permanent Red Violet color link
Permanent Red Violet

#DB2645

Rose Madder color link
Rose Madder

#E32636

Imperial Red color link
Imperial Red

#ED2939

Madder Lake Deep color link
Madder Lake Deep

#E32E30

Husker Red color link
Husker Red

#E41C38

Belgium Red color link
Belgium Red

#EF3340

Deep Carmine Pink color link
Deep Carmine Pink

#EF3038

Amaranth color link
Amaranth

#E52B50

Permanent Geranium Lake color link
Permanent Geranium Lake

#E12C2C

Jasper color link
Jasper

#D73B3E

Chiefs Red color link
Chiefs Red

#E31837

#E12A3F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E12A3F
  • RGB225, 42, 63
  • CMYK0, 72, 64, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 42, 63)
  • HSL353°, 75%, 52%
  • HSL Precise353.115°, 75.309%, 52.353%
  • HSV353°, 81%, 88%
  • HSB353°, 81%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.165, 0.247)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.165, 0.247, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.165, 0.247)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE12A3F
  • DECIMAL ID14756415
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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