Information about #E05742 color

#E05742 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E05742 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(224, 87, 66) — 87.8% red, 34.1% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 54 / 62 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E05742 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Google Chrome Red (#DE5246). Slightly further away sit Shocking Orange (#E55B3C) and Lychee (#DC5349).

The recipe behind #E05742 is rgb(224, 87, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E05742 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E05742 color variations

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

#E05742 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E05742 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E05742 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E05742 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E05742 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
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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
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#427CE0
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#42E0A6
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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
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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
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#42E057
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#5742E0
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#CBE042
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#42CBE0
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#7CE042
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#42CBE0
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#A642E0
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Nearest named colors to #E05742

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

Google Chrome Red color link
Google Chrome Red

#DE5246

Shocking Orange color link
Shocking Orange

#E55B3C

Lychee color link
Lychee

#DC5349

Overdyed color link
Overdyed

#E35C38

Vintage Coral color link
Vintage Coral

#D65E40

Medium Vermilion color link
Medium Vermilion

#D9603B

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Fire Opal color link
Fire Opal

#E95C4B

Warm Red color link
Warm Red

#E6534E

Filmpro Orange color link
Filmpro Orange

#D4503C

Carmine Pink color link
Carmine Pink

#EB4C42

Valentine Red color link
Valentine Red

#E55451

#E05742 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#E05742 color image #E05742 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E05742
  • RGB224, 87, 66
  • CMYK0, 54, 62, 12
  • CSSrgb(224, 87, 66)
  • HSL8°, 72%, 57%
  • HSL Precise7.975°, 71.818%, 56.863%
  • HSV8°, 71%, 88%
  • HSB8°, 71%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.878, 0.341, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.878, 0.341, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.878, 0.341, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE05742
  • DECIMAL ID14702402
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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