Information about #E61A31 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#E61A31 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(230, 26, 49) — 90.2% red, 10.2% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 80 / 71 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E61A31 reads as a strongly colored earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chiefs Red (#E31837). Slightly further away sit Husker Red (#E41C38) and Geranium Lake (#E31230).

The recipe behind #E61A31 is rgb(230, 26, 49), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #E61A31: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E61A31 color variations

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#E61A31 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 #E61A31

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

Sprint Red color link
Sprint Red

#EC2131

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Rose Madder color link
Rose Madder

#E32636

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Imperial Red color link
Imperial Red

#ED2939

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E61A31
  • RGB230, 26, 49
  • CMYK0, 80, 71, 10
  • HSL353°, 80%, 50%
  • HSL Precise353.235°, 80.315%, 50.196%
  • HSV353°, 89%, 90%
  • HSB353°, 89%, 90%
  • HEX IDE61A31
  • DECIMAL ID15079985
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
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