#e43c38

Color #e43c38

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 11.98 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e43c38

RGB

rgb(228, 60, 56)

HSL

hsl(1.4, 76.1%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.4, 75.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 75.4%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(51.86, 63.59, 41.76)

LCH

lch(51.86, 76.08, 33.29)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.2053, 26.81)

HWB

hwb(1.4, 22%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#38e0e4

Analogous

#e4388a

#e43c38

#e49238

Triadic

#e43c38

#38e43c

#3c38e4

Split-complementary

#e43c38

#38e492

#388ae4

Tetradic

#e43c38

#e0e438

#38e0e4

#3c38e4

Square

#e43c38

#8ae438

#38e0e4

#9238e4

Shades

Color #e43c38 mixed toward black.

#d0201c

#a71a17

#7d1311

#530d0b

#2a0606

Tints

Color #e43c38 mixed toward white.

#e95d59

#ed7d7a

#f29e9c

#f6bebd

#fbdfde

Tones

Color #e43c38 mixed toward gray.

#d64a46

#c75755

#b96563

#ab7371

#9c8080

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b339 · ΔE 51.5

Deuteranopia

#bcc539 · ΔE 56.9

Tritanopia

#df3a3a · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e43c38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e43c38]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#e43c38 (#e43c38) is rgb(228, 60, 56) in RGB.

No, #e43c38 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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