Information about #E01A48 color

#E01A48 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E01A48 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(224, 26, 72) — 87.8% red, 10.2% green, 28.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 78 / 60 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E01A48 is a energetic, saturated earthy red that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spanish Crimson (#E51A4C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lipstick (#D5174E) and Permanent Red Violet (#DB2645).

In RGB terms — rgb(224, 26, 72) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #E01A48 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E01A48 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E01A48 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E01A48

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lipstick color link
Lipstick

#D5174E

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Husker Red color link
Husker Red

#E41C38

Chiefs Red color link
Chiefs Red

#E31837

Amaranth color link
Amaranth

#E52B50

Rusty Red color link
Rusty Red

#DA2C43

Debian Red color link
Debian Red

#D70A53

Rose Madder color link
Rose Madder

#E32636

Pinkish Red color link
Pinkish Red

#F10C45

Red Ribbon color link
Red Ribbon

#ED0A3F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E01A48
  • RGB224, 26, 72
  • CMYK0, 78, 60, 12
  • CSSrgb(224, 26, 72)
  • HSL346°, 79%, 49%
  • HSL Precise346.061°, 79.2%, 49.02%
  • HSV346°, 88%, 88%
  • HSB346°, 88%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.878, 0.102, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.878, 0.102, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.878, 0.102, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE01A48
  • DECIMAL ID14686792
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01