#e22e2b

Color #e22e2b

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class red-600 #e7000b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#e22e2b

RGB

rgb(226, 46, 43)

HSL

hsl(1, 75.9%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1, 81%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 81%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(49.86, 66.76, 46.56)

LCH

lch(49.86, 81.39, 34.89)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.2152, 27.48)

HWB

hwb(1, 16.9%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2bdfe2

Analogous

#e22b83

#e22e2b

#e2892b

Triadic

#e22e2b

#2be22e

#2e2be2

Split-complementary

#e22e2b

#2be289

#2b83e2

Tetradic

#e22e2b

#dfe22b

#2bdfe2

#2e2be2

Square

#e22e2b

#83e22b

#2bdfe2

#892be2

Shades

Color #e22e2b mixed toward black.

#c51e1b

#9e1816

#761210

#4f0c0b

#270605

Tints

Color #e22e2b mixed toward white.

#e7514e

#ec7472

#f09695

#f5b9b8

#fadcdc

Tones

Color #e22e2b mixed toward gray.

#d33d3a

#c34b49

#b45a59

#a56968

#967877

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b02c · ΔE 52.5

Deuteranopia

#b9c22c · ΔE 57.8

Tritanopia

#dd2c2c · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 28.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e22e2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e22e2b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#e22e2b (#e22e2b) is rgb(226, 46, 43) in RGB.

No, #e22e2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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