Information about #E31C30 color

#E31C30 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E31C30 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(227, 28, 48) — 89% red, 11% green, 18.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 78 / 70 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E31C30 reads as a energetic, saturated red and feels open and friendly. 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 Chiefs Red (#E31837). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Husker Red (#E41C38) and Geranium Lake (#E31230).

In RGB terms — rgb(227, 28, 48) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #E31C30: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E31C30 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E31C30 color variations

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

#E31C30 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E31C30 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#B51626

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#88101C

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#5A0B13

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Black

#000000

#E31C30 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BB434F

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Grey

#808080

#E31C30 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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#E21C7F

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#E31C30 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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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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#1CE36C
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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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#E31C93
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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
#E31C30
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#30E31C
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#1C30E3
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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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#E3CF1C
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#1CE3CF
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#1C30E3
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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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#93E31C
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#1CE3CF
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#6C1CE3
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Nearest named colors to #E31C30

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

Chiefs Red color link
Chiefs Red

#E31837

Husker Red color link
Husker Red

#E41C38

Geranium Lake color link
Geranium Lake

#E31230

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Sprint Red color link
Sprint Red

#EC2131

Rose Madder color link
Rose Madder

#E32636

Burger King Red color link
Burger King Red

#EC242D

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Permanent Geranium Lake color link
Permanent Geranium Lake

#E12C2C

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Brown Madder color link
Brown Madder

#DB2929

#E31C30 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E31C30
  • RGB227, 28, 48
  • CMYK0, 78, 70, 11
  • CSSrgb(227, 28, 48)
  • HSL354°, 78%, 50%
  • HSL Precise353.97°, 78.039%, 50%
  • HSV354°, 88%, 89%
  • HSB354°, 88%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.890, 0.110, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.890, 0.110, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.890, 0.110, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE31C30
  • DECIMAL ID14883888
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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