Information about #E21A1D color

#E21A1D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E21A1D belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(226, 26, 29) (88.6% red, 10.2% green, 11.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 78 / 77 / 11 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E21A1D presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Virgin Lust (#E4181E). Slightly further away sit Love Red (#E41B17) and Lust (#E62020).

In RGB terms — rgb(226, 26, 29) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #E21A1D: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E21A1D color variations

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

#E21A1D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E21A1D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E21A1D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E21A1D 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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#E21A1D 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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#1AE0DC
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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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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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#E01A80
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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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#1EE01A
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#1A1EE0
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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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#E0DC1A
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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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#80E01A
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#7A1AE0
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Nearest named colors to #E21A1D

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

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Rich Red color link
Rich Red

#E11218

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Maximum Red color link
Maximum Red

#D92121

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Pursuit color link
Pursuit

#D9251D

Cadmium Red Deep color link
Cadmium Red Deep

#E3170D

Bolivia Red color link
Bolivia Red

#DA291C

#E21A1D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E21A1D
  • RGB226, 26, 29
  • CMYK0, 78, 77, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 26, 29)
  • HSL359°, 79%, 49%
  • HSL Precise359.1°, 79.365%, 49.412%
  • HSV359°, 88%, 89%
  • HSB359°, 88%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.102, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.102, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.102, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE21A1D
  • DECIMAL ID14817821
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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