#e52f15 Color Information

#e52f15 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 #e52f15. In RGB, it consists of 89.8% Red, 18.4% Green, and 8.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 79.5% Magenta, 90.8% Yellow, and 10.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 7.5°, with saturation of 83.2% and lightness of 49%. The decimal value for #e52f15 is 15019797, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e52f15 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#e52f15 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color229, 47, 21 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color89.8%, 18.4%, 8.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.102, 0.816, 0.918 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.795, 0.908, 0.102 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color7.5°, 83.2%, 49.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color7.5°, 90.8%, 89.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.465, 18.745, 2.564 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color229, 51, 21 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15019797 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color50.388, 66.910, 57.137 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)50.388, 87.987, 40.495 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color50.388, 142.434, 36.063 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color43.296, 62.202, 26.796 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.611, 0.342, 18.745 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293209877 / 0xffe52f15 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3300 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #e52f15

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e52f15, its pure hue is 7.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.2%, and its lightness is 49.0%. 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 #e52f15, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d0603 to #c82912.

Tints of #e52f15

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e52f15, its pure hue is 7.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.2%, and its lightness is 49.0%. 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 #e52f15, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e84932 to #fce5e2.

Tones of #e52f15

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e52f15, its pure hue is 7.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.2%, 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 #e52f15, which range from #7d7d7d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fa1f00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e52f15

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e52f15! For #e52f15, 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, #e52f15. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e52f15

This color, #e52f15, consists of 89.8% Red, 18.4% Green, and 8.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 229, Green = 47, Blue = 21. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e52f15 is 0% Cyan, 79.5% Magenta, 90.8% Yellow, and 10.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R89.8%
C0.0%
G18.4%
M79.5%
B8.2%
Y90.8%
K10.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 229 47 21
Octal 345 57 25
Hexa #e5 #2f #15
Binary 11100101 00101111 00010101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 79 90 10
Octal 0 117 132 12
Hexa #00 #4f #5a #0a
Binary 00000000 01001111 01011010 00001010

Analogous Colors of #e52f15

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e52f15 — which has hue 7.5° — its analogous colors are located at 7.5° and 337.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e52f15.

Triadic Colors of #e52f15

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 #e52f15 — which has hue 7.5° — its triadic colors are located at 7.5° and 247.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e52f15.

Complementary Color of #e52f15

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e52f15 — which has hue 7.5° — its complementary color is located at 187.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e52f15.

Split Complementary Colors of #e52f15

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 #e52f15 — which has hue 7.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 7.5° and 217.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e52f15.

Tetradic Colors of #e52f15

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 #e52f15 — which has hue 7.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 277.5°, 7.5°, 97.5°, and 187.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e52f15.

Monochromatic Colors of #e52f15

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e52f15, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6d1b10 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f98d7e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e52f15

We want to make getting started with #e52f15 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e52f15 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e52f15 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 #e52f15 with other HTML elements.

#e52f15 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e52f15.
<span style="color: #e52f15;">The color of this text is #e52f15.</span>

#e52f15 Background Color

The background color for this text is #e52f15.
<div style="background-color: #e52f15; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e52f15.</div>

#e52f15 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e52f15.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e52f15;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e52f15.</span>

#e52f15 Border Color

This is a div with border color #e52f15.
<div style="border: #e52f15 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e52f15.</div>

#e52f15 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e52f15 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e52f15; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e52f15 on a white background.</div></div>

#e52f15 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e52f15 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e52f15; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e52f15 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e52f15 to White

This is a gradient from #e52f15 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e52f15,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e52f15,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e52f15,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e52f15,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e52f15 to white.</div>

Gradient from #e52f15 to Black

This is a gradient from #e52f15 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e52f15,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e52f15,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e52f15,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e52f15,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e52f15 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e52f15

In addition to using #e52f15 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 #e52f15 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e52f15, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 229, Green = 47, Blue = 21). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e52f15 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 #e52f15
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(229, 47, 21)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e52f15; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e52f15; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e52f15; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(229, 47, 21);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e52f15")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:229, green:47, blue:21, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:229 green:47 blue:21 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(229f, 47f, 21f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(229, 47, 21);
 

#e52f15 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e52f15 the same way. For those with color blindness, #e52f15 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e52f15 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e52f15 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 #e52f15 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 #e52f15 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 #e52f15 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 #e52f15 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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