Information about #E21A00 color

#E21A00 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E21A00 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(226, 26, 0) — 88.6% red, 10.2% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 78 / 89 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E21A00 reads as a maximally vivid red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Scarlet (#E71D00). Nearby in the Register you will also find BlockArtE.V.T. (#E61A08) and Cadmium Red Deep (#E3170D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(226, 26, 0)), which gives #E21A00 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. No one has named #E21A00 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E21A00 color variations

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

#E21A00 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#E21A00

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#FF351A

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#FF6753

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#FF9A8C

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#FFCCC5

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White

#FFFFFF

#E21A00 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#E21A00

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#B31400

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#860F00

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#590A00

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#2C0500

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Black

#000000

#E21A00 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#E21A00

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#CF2C17

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#BD3F2F

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#A95448

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#956963

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Grey

#808080

#E21A00 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#99E000

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#E0CD00

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#E07300

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#E21A00

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#E0003F

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#E00099

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#CD00E0

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#E21A00 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
#E21A00
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#00C6E0
#00C6E0

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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
#E21A00
#E21A00

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#0056E0
#0056E0

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#00E08A
#00E08A

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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
#E08A00
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#E21A00
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#E00056
#E00056

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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
#E21A00
#E21A00

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#00E01A
#00E01A

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#1A00E0
#1A00E0

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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
#E21A00
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#C6E000
#C6E000

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#00C6E0
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#1A00E0
#1A00E0

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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
#E21A00
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#56E000
#56E000

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#00C6E0
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#8A00E0
#8A00E0

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Nearest named colors to #E21A00

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

Vivid Scarlet color link
Vivid Scarlet

#E71D00

BlockArtE.V.T. color link
BlockArtE.V.T.

#E61A08

Cadmium Red Deep color link
Cadmium Red Deep

#E3170D

BBurger Ketchup color link
BBurger Ketchup

#E20E0D

Tomato Red color link
Tomato Red

#EC2D01

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Rich Red color link
Rich Red

#E11218

Pyrotect Red color link
Pyrotect Red

#E10000

Electric Red color link
Electric Red

#E60000

Netflix Red color link
Netflix Red

#E50914

Kodak Red color link
Kodak Red

#E30613

#E21A00 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E21A00
  • RGB226, 26, 0
  • CMYK0, 78, 89, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 26, 0)
  • HSL7°, 100%, 44%
  • HSL Precise6.903°, 100%, 44.314%
  • HSV7°, 100%, 89%
  • HSB7°, 100%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.102, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.102, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.102, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE21A00
  • DECIMAL ID14817792
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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