#e03840 Color Information

#e03840 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e03840. In RGB, it consists of 87.8% Red, 22.0% Green, and 25.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 75% Magenta, 71.4% Yellow, and 12.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 357.1°, with saturation of 73% and lightness of 54.9%. The decimal value for #e03840 is 14694464, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e03840 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#e03840 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color224, 56, 64 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color87.8%, 22.0%, 25.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.122, 0.780, 0.749 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.75, 0.714, 0.122 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color357.1°, 73.0%, 54.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color357.1°, 75.0%, 87.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.080, 19.046, 6.783 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color224, 56, 64 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14694464 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color50.741, 64.030, 35.786 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)50.741, 73.352, 29.200 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color50.741, 126.881, 24.492 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color43.641, 58.930, 21.334 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.562, 0.323, 19.046 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292884544 / 0xffe03840 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #e03840

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e03840, its pure hue is 357.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.0%, and its lightness is 54.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e03840, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c0708 to #c43138.

Tints of #e03840

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e03840, its pure hue is 357.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.0%, and its lightness is 54.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e03840, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e45158 to #fbe6e7.

Tones of #e03840

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e03840, its pure hue is 357.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e03840, which range from #8c8c8c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff1924 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e03840

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e03840! For #e03840, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e03840. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e03840

This color, #e03840, consists of 87.8% Red, 22.0% Green, and 25.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 224, Green = 56, Blue = 64. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e03840 is 0% Cyan, 75% Magenta, 71.4% Yellow, and 12.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R87.8%
C0.0%
G22.0%
M75.0%
B25.1%
Y71.4%
K12.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 224 56 64
Octal 340 70 100
Hexa #e0 #38 #40
Binary 11100000 00111000 01000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 75 71 12
Octal 0 113 107 14
Hexa #00 #4b #47 #0c
Binary 00000000 01001011 01000111 00001100

Analogous Colors of #e03840

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e03840 — which has hue 357.1° — its analogous colors are located at 27.1° and 357.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e03840.

Triadic Colors of #e03840

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e03840 — which has hue 357.1° — its triadic colors are located at 117.1° and 357.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e03840.

Complementary Color of #e03840

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e03840 — which has hue 357.1° — its complementary color is located at 177.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e03840.

Split Complementary Colors of #e03840

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e03840 — which has hue 357.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 147.1° and 357.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e03840.

Tetradic Colors of #e03840

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e03840 — which has hue 357.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 267.1°, 357.1°, 87.1°, and 177.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e03840.

Monochromatic Colors of #e03840

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e03840, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #842126 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f79498 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e03840

We want to make getting started with #e03840 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e03840 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e03840 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e03840 with other HTML elements.

#e03840 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e03840.
<span style="color: #e03840;">The color of this text is #e03840.</span>

#e03840 Background Color

The background color for this text is #e03840.
<div style="background-color: #e03840; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e03840.</div>

#e03840 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e03840.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e03840;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e03840.</span>

#e03840 Border Color

This is a div with border color #e03840.
<div style="border: #e03840 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e03840.</div>

#e03840 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e03840 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e03840; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e03840 on a white background.</div></div>

#e03840 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e03840 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e03840; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e03840 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e03840 to White

This is a gradient from #e03840 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e03840,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e03840,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e03840,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e03840,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e03840 to white.</div>

Gradient from #e03840 to Black

This is a gradient from #e03840 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e03840,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e03840,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e03840,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e03840,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e03840 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e03840

In addition to using #e03840 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e03840 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e03840, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 224, Green = 56, Blue = 64). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e03840 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e03840
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(224, 56, 64)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e03840; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e03840; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e03840; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(224, 56, 64);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e03840")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:224, green:56, blue:64, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:224 green:56 blue:64 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(224f, 56f, 64f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(224, 56, 64);
 

#e03840 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e03840 the same way. For those with color blindness, #e03840 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e03840 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e03840 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e03840 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e03840 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e03840 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #e03840 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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