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Information about Chiefs Red color

#E31837 - Chiefs Red color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E31837, known as "Chiefs Red", falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(227, 24, 55) — 89% red, 9.4% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 80 / 67 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E31837 reads as a strongly colored warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Husker Red (#E41C38). Slightly further away sit Geranium Lake (#E31230) and Crimson (#DC143C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(227, 24, 55)), which gives #E31837 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. The name "Chiefs Red" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Chiefs Red color variations

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

Chiefs Red color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Chiefs Red

#E31837
#EB425B

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#F07184

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#F5A0AD

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#FACFD6

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White

#FFFFFF

Chiefs Red color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Chiefs Red

#E31837
#B4122B

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#870E20

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#5A0915

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#2D040A

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Black

#000000

Chiefs Red color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Chiefs Red

#E31837
#CE2C44

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#BB4053

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#A75561

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#936A70

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Grey

#808080

Chiefs Red color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#D8E217

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#E29B17

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#E24A17

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Chiefs Red

#E31837
#E21787

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#E217D8

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#9B17E2

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Chiefs Red 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
#E31837
Chiefs Red

#E31837

#18E2C4
#18E2C4

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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
#E31837
Chiefs Red

#E31837

#189BE2
#189BE2

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#18E25F
#18E25F

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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
#E25F18
#E25F18

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#E31837
Chiefs Red

#E31837

#E2189B
#E2189B

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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
#E31837
Chiefs Red

#E31837

#36E218
#36E218

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#1836E2
#1836E2

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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
#E31837
Chiefs Red

#E31837

#E2C418
#E2C418

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#18E2C4
#18E2C4

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#1836E2
#1836E2

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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
#E31837
Chiefs Red

#E31837

#9BE218
#9BE218

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#18E2C4
#18E2C4

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#5F18E2
#5F18E2

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Nearest named colors to Chiefs Red

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Husker Red color link
Husker Red

#E41C38

Geranium Lake color link
Geranium Lake

#E31230

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Rose Madder color link
Rose Madder

#E32636

Sprint Red color link
Sprint Red

#EC2131

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Burger King Red color link
Burger King Red

#EC242D

Red Ribbon color link
Red Ribbon

#ED0A3F

Imperial Red color link
Imperial Red

#ED2939

Ajax Red color link
Ajax Red

#D2122E

Amaranth Red color link
Amaranth Red

#D3212D

Medium Candy Apple Red color link
Medium Candy Apple Red

#E2062C

Chiefs Red color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E31837
  • RGB227, 24, 55
  • CMYK0, 80, 67, 11
  • CSSrgb(227, 24, 55)
  • HSL351°, 81%, 49%
  • HSL Precise350.837°, 80.876%, 49.216%
  • HSV351°, 89%, 89%
  • HSB351°, 89%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.890, 0.094, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.890, 0.094, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.890, 0.094, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE31837
  • DECIMAL ID14882871
  • Name Length10
  • This page visited306 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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