Information about #E21A21 color

#E21A21 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E21A21 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(226, 26, 33) — 88.6% red, 10.2% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 78 / 76 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E21A21 reads as a strongly colored earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Virgin Lust (#E4181E). Slightly further away sit Lust (#E62020) and Red-Orange (#E32224).

In RGB terms — rgb(226, 26, 33) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #E21A21: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E21A21 color variations

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

#E21A21 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E21A21 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#B2141A

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#860F13

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#590A0D

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Black

#000000

#E21A21 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#CC2E33

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#B94246

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#A65659

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Grey

#808080

#E21A21 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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#DFB11A

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#DF1A6F

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#E21A21 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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#1AE0D9
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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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#1AE076
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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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#E01A84
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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
#E21A21
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#21E01A
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#1A21E0
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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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#E0D91A
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#1AE0D9
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#1A21E0
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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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#84E01A
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#1AE0D9
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#761AE0
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Nearest named colors to #E21A21

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

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Maximum Red color link
Maximum Red

#D92121

Rich Red color link
Rich Red

#E11218

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Pursuit color link
Pursuit

#D9251D

Geranium Lake color link
Geranium Lake

#E31230

Google Red color link
Google Red

#D50F25

#E21A21 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E21A21
  • RGB226, 26, 33
  • CMYK0, 78, 76, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 26, 33)
  • HSL358°, 79%, 49%
  • HSL Precise357.9°, 79.365%, 49.412%
  • HSV358°, 88%, 89%
  • HSB358°, 88%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.102, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.102, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.102, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE21A21
  • DECIMAL ID14817825
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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