Information about #E3020A color

#E3020A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E3020A belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(227, 2, 10) (89% red, 0.8% green, 3.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 88 / 85 / 11 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E3020A presents itself as a maximally vivid earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Nintendo Red (#E4000F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are KU Crimson (#E8000D) and Kodak Red (#E30613).

In RGB terms — rgb(227, 2, 10) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #E3020A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E3020A color variations

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

#E3020A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E3020A

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

Nintendo Red color link
Nintendo Red

#E4000F

KU Crimson color link
KU Crimson

#E8000D

Kodak Red color link
Kodak Red

#E30613

Pyrotect Red color link
Pyrotect Red

#E10000

Electric Red color link
Electric Red

#E60000

Netflix Red color link
Netflix Red

#E50914

Arsenal Red color link
Arsenal Red

#EF0107

J15 RED color link
J15 RED

#F00000

Coke Red color link
Coke Red

#F40009

Rosso Corsa color link
Rosso Corsa

#D40000

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E3020A
  • RGB227, 2, 10
  • CMYK0, 88, 85, 11
  • CSSrgb(227, 2, 10)
  • HSL358°, 98%, 45%
  • HSL Precise357.867°, 98.253%, 44.902%
  • HSV358°, 99%, 89%
  • HSB358°, 99%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.890, 0.008, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.890, 0.008, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.890, 0.008, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE3020A
  • DECIMAL ID14877194
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01