Information about #E5231F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#E5231F falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(229, 35, 31) — 89.8% red, 13.7% green, 12.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 76 / 78 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E5231F reads as a vivid, lively warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lust (#E62020). Slightly further away sit Red-Orange (#E32224) and Lava Red (#E42217).

The recipe behind #E5231F is rgb(229, 35, 31), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.6:1. #E5231F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E5231F color variations

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

#E5231F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E5231F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E5231F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E5231F 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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#E5231F 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #E5231F

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

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Pursuit color link
Pursuit

#D9251D

Maximum Red color link
Maximum Red

#D92121

Bolivia Red color link
Bolivia Red

#DA291C

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Brown Madder color link
Brown Madder

#DB2929

Burger King Red color link
Burger King Red

#EC242D

Permanent Geranium Lake color link
Permanent Geranium Lake

#E12C2C

#E5231F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E5231F
  • RGB229, 35, 31
  • CMYK0, 76, 78, 10
  • CSSrgb(229, 35, 31)
  • HSL1°, 79%, 51%
  • HSL Precise1.212°, 79.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV1°, 86%, 90%
  • HSB1°, 86%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.898, 0.137, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.898, 0.137, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.898, 0.137, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE5231F
  • DECIMAL ID15016735
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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