Information about #E31118 color

#E31118 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E31118 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(227, 17, 24) — 89% red, 6.7% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 82 / 80 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E31118 reads as a intensely saturated red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rich Red (#E11218). Slightly further away sit Netflix Red (#E50914) and Virgin Lust (#E4181E).

In RGB terms — rgb(227, 17, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #E31118: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. No one has named #E31118 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E31118 color variations

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

#E31118 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 #E31118

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

Rich Red color link
Rich Red

#E11218

Netflix Red color link
Netflix Red

#E50914

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Kodak Red color link
Kodak Red

#E30613

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E31118
  • RGB227, 17, 24
  • CMYK0, 82, 80, 11
  • CSSrgb(227, 17, 24)
  • HSL358°, 86%, 48%
  • HSL Precise358°, 86.066%, 47.843%
  • HSV358°, 93%, 89%
  • HSB358°, 93%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.890, 0.067, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.890, 0.067, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.890, 0.067, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE31118
  • DECIMAL ID14881048
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01