Information about Electric Red color

#E60000 - Electric Red color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E60000, known as "Electric Red", falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(230, 0, 0) — 90.2% red, 0% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 90 / 90 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E60000 is a maximally vivid earthy red that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pyrotect Red (#E10000). Nearby in the Register you will also find J15 RED (#F00000) and Arsenal Red (#EF0107).

In RGB terms — rgb(230, 0, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Electric Red" in the Register.

Electric Red color variations

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

Electric Red color tints

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

#E60000
#FF1E1E

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#FF5656

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#FF8E8E

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#FFC6C6

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White

#FFFFFF

Electric Red color shades

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

#E60000
#B70000

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#890000

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#5B0000

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#2D0000

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Black

#000000

Electric Red color tones

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

#E60000
#D31717

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#BF2F2F

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#AB4949

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#956363

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Grey

#808080

Electric Red color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B7E500

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#E5B700

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#E55B00

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Electric Red

#E60000
#E5005B

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#E500B7

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#B700E5

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Electric 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
#E60000
Electric Red

#E60000

#00E6E6
#00E6E6

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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
#E60000
Electric Red

#E60000

#0073E6
#0073E6

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#00E673
#00E673

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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
#E67300
#E67300

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#E60000
Electric Red

#E60000

#E60073
#E60073

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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
#E60000
Electric Red

#E60000

#00E600
#00E600

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#0000E6
#0000E6

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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
#E60000
Electric Red

#E60000

#E6E600
#E6E600

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#00E6E6
#00E6E6

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#0000E6
#0000E6

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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
#E60000
Electric Red

#E60000

#73E600
#73E600

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#00E6E6
#00E6E6

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#7300E6
#7300E6

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Nearest named colors to Electric Red

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

Pyrotect Red color link
Pyrotect Red

#E10000

J15 RED color link
J15 RED

#F00000

Arsenal Red color link
Arsenal Red

#EF0107

KU Crimson color link
KU Crimson

#E8000D

Nintendo Red color link
Nintendo Red

#E4000F

Coke Red color link
Coke Red

#F40009

Rosso Corsa color link
Rosso Corsa

#D40000

BBurger Ketchup color link
BBurger Ketchup

#E20E0D

Kodak Red color link
Kodak Red

#E30613

Netflix Red color link
Netflix Red

#E50914

Red color link
Red

#FF0000

Boston University Red color link
Boston University Red

#CC0000

Electric Red color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E60000
  • RGB230, 0, 0
  • CMYK0, 90, 90, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 0, 0)
  • HSL0°, 100%, 45%
  • HSL Precise0°, 100%, 45.098%
  • HSV0°, 100%, 90%
  • HSB0°, 100%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.000, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.000, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.000, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE60000
  • DECIMAL ID15073280
  • Name Length12
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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