Information about #E42F3B color

#E42F3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E42F3B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(228, 47, 59) — 89.4% red, 18.4% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 71 / 66 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E42F3B reads as a strongly colored earthy 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 near neighbor of Rose Madder (#E32636). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Imperial Red (#ED2939) and Madder Lake Deep (#E32E30).

In RGB terms — rgb(228, 47, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E42F3B: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. #E42F3B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E42F3B color variations

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

#E42F3B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E42F3B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#C21924

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Black

#000000

#E42F3B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E42F3B 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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#E42F3B 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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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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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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#2F3BE4
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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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#E4D82F
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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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#96E42F
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#2FE4D8
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#7E2FE4
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Nearest named colors to #E42F3B

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

Rose Madder color link
Rose Madder

#E32636

Imperial Red color link
Imperial Red

#ED2939

Madder Lake Deep color link
Madder Lake Deep

#E32E30

Deep Carmine Pink color link
Deep Carmine Pink

#EF3038

Belgium Red color link
Belgium Red

#EF3340

Rusty Red color link
Rusty Red

#DA2C43

Vivaldi Red color link
Vivaldi Red

#EF3939

Permanent Geranium Lake color link
Permanent Geranium Lake

#E12C2C

Permanent Red Violet color link
Permanent Red Violet

#DB2645

CG Red color link
CG Red

#E03C31

Trubridge Red color link
Trubridge Red

#ED3C34

Jasper color link
Jasper

#D73B3E

#E42F3B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E42F3B
  • RGB228, 47, 59
  • CMYK0, 71, 66, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 47, 59)
  • HSL356°, 77%, 54%
  • HSL Precise356.022°, 77.021%, 53.922%
  • HSV356°, 79%, 89%
  • HSB356°, 79%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.184, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.184, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.184, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE42F3B
  • DECIMAL ID14954299
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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