#e21e4c Color Information

#e21e4c 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 #e21e4c. In RGB, it consists of 88.6% Red, 11.8% Green, and 29.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 86.7% Magenta, 66.4% Yellow, and 11.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 345.9°, with saturation of 77.2% and lightness of 50.2%. The decimal value for #e21e4c is 14818892, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e21e4c 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#e21e4c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color226, 30, 76 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color88.6%, 11.8%, 29.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.114, 0.882, 0.702 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.867, 0.664, 0.114 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color345.9°, 77.2%, 50.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color345.9°, 86.7%, 88.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.133, 17.619, 8.492 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color226, 30, 76 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14818892 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color49.031, 71.587, 26.672 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)49.031, 76.394, 20.434 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color49.031, 135.516, 14.506 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color41.975, 67.441, 17.388 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.559, 0.297, 17.619 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293008972 / 0xffe21e4c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #e21e4c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e21e4c, its pure hue is 345.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.2%, and its lightness is 50.2%. 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 #e21e4c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c040a to #c61a43.

Tints of #e21e4c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e21e4c, its pure hue is 345.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.2%, and its lightness is 50.2%. 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 #e21e4c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e63a62 to #fbe3e9.

Tones of #e21e4c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e21e4c, its pure hue is 345.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.2%, 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 #e21e4c, which range from #808080 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff013d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e21e4c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e21e4c! For #e21e4c, 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, #e21e4c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e21e4c

This color, #e21e4c, consists of 88.6% Red, 11.8% Green, and 29.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 226, Green = 30, Blue = 76. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e21e4c is 0% Cyan, 86.7% Magenta, 66.4% Yellow, and 11.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R88.6%
C0.0%
G11.8%
M86.7%
B29.8%
Y66.4%
K11.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 226 30 76
Octal 342 36 114
Hexa #e2 #1e #4c
Binary 11100010 00011110 01001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 86 66 11
Octal 0 126 102 13
Hexa #00 #56 #42 #0b
Binary 00000000 01010110 01000010 00001011

Analogous Colors of #e21e4c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e21e4c — which has hue 345.9° — its analogous colors are located at 15.9° and 345.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e21e4c.

Triadic Colors of #e21e4c

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 #e21e4c — which has hue 345.9° — its triadic colors are located at 105.9° and 345.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e21e4c.

Complementary Color of #e21e4c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e21e4c — which has hue 345.9° — its complementary color is located at 165.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e21e4c.

Split Complementary Colors of #e21e4c

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 #e21e4c — which has hue 345.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 135.9° and 345.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e21e4c.

Tetradic Colors of #e21e4c

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 #e21e4c — which has hue 345.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 255.9°, 345.9°, 75.9°, and 165.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e21e4c.

Monochromatic Colors of #e21e4c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e21e4c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6b162a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f887a2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e21e4c

We want to make getting started with #e21e4c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e21e4c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e21e4c 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 #e21e4c with other HTML elements.

#e21e4c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e21e4c.
<span style="color: #e21e4c;">The color of this text is #e21e4c.</span>

#e21e4c Background Color

The background color for this text is #e21e4c.
<div style="background-color: #e21e4c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e21e4c.</div>

#e21e4c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e21e4c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e21e4c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e21e4c.</span>

#e21e4c Border Color

This is a div with border color #e21e4c.
<div style="border: #e21e4c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e21e4c.</div>

#e21e4c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e21e4c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e21e4c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e21e4c on a white background.</div></div>

#e21e4c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e21e4c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e21e4c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e21e4c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e21e4c to White

This is a gradient from #e21e4c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e21e4c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e21e4c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e21e4c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e21e4c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e21e4c to white.</div>

Gradient from #e21e4c to Black

This is a gradient from #e21e4c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e21e4c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e21e4c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e21e4c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e21e4c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e21e4c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e21e4c

In addition to using #e21e4c 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 #e21e4c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e21e4c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 226, Green = 30, Blue = 76). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e21e4c 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 #e21e4c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(226, 30, 76)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e21e4c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e21e4c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e21e4c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(226, 30, 76);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e21e4c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:226, green:30, blue:76, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:226 green:30 blue:76 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(226f, 30f, 76f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(226, 30, 76);
 

#e21e4c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e21e4c the same way. For those with color blindness, #e21e4c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e21e4c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e21e4c 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 #e21e4c 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 #e21e4c 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 #e21e4c 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 4.6:1 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 #e21e4c would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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