Information about #E74A32 color

#E74A32 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E74A32 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(231, 74, 50) — 90.6% red, 29% green, 19.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 62 / 71 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored earthy red, #E74A32 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 almost identical to Cinnabar (#E44D2E). Slightly further away sit Vermilion (#E34234) and France Red (#EF4135).

The recipe behind #E74A32 is rgb(231, 74, 50), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E74A32 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E74A32 color variations

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

#E74A32 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 #E74A32

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

Cinnabar color link
Cinnabar

#E44D2E

Vermilion color link
Vermilion

#E34234

France Red color link
France Red

#EF4135

CG Red color link
CG Red

#E03C31

Carmine Pink color link
Carmine Pink

#EB4C42

Chili Red color link
Chili Red

#E23D28

Overdyed color link
Overdyed

#E35C38

Rouxous color link
Rouxous

#EE5322

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E74A32
  • RGB231, 74, 50
  • CMYK0, 62, 71, 9
  • CSSrgb(231, 74, 50)
  • HSL8°, 79%, 55%
  • HSL Precise7.956°, 79.039%, 55.098%
  • HSV8°, 78%, 91%
  • HSB8°, 78%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.906, 0.290, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.906, 0.290, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.906, 0.290, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE74A32
  • DECIMAL ID15157810
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01