Information about #E2031D color

#E2031D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E2031D is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(226, 3, 29) — 88.6% red, 1.2% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 87 / 77 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength warm red, #E2031D carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vivid Amaranth (#E7001D). Slightly further away sit Cadmium Red (#E30022) and Pinterest Red (#E60023).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(226, 3, 29)), which gives #E2031D its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E2031D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E2031D color variations

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

#E2031D 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 #E2031D

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E2031D
  • RGB226, 3, 29
  • CMYK0, 87, 77, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 3, 29)
  • HSL353°, 97%, 45%
  • HSL Precise353.004°, 97.38%, 44.902%
  • HSV353°, 99%, 89%
  • HSB353°, 99%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.012, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.012, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.012, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE2031D
  • DECIMAL ID14811933
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01