Information about #E3020E color

#E3020E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E3020E falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(227, 2, 14) — 89% red, 0.8% green, 5.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 88 / 84 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E3020E presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nintendo Red (#E4000F). Slightly further away sit KU Crimson (#E8000D) and Kodak Red (#E30613).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(227, 2, 14)), which gives #E3020E 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, #E3020E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E3020E color variations

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

#E3020E 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 #E3020E

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#E3020E
  • RGB227, 2, 14
  • CMYK0, 88, 84, 11
  • CSSrgb(227, 2, 14)
  • HSL357°, 98%, 45%
  • HSL Precise356.8°, 98.253%, 44.902%
  • HSV357°, 99%, 89%
  • HSB357°, 99%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.890, 0.008, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.890, 0.008, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.890, 0.008, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE3020E
  • DECIMAL ID14877198
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01