All About Color #E04542

#E04542

About #E04542

#E04542 is a medium red color with the hex code #E04542. In RGB it is red 224, green 69, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 1°, saturation 72%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 0%, 69%, 71%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 4.12:1 on white and 5.10:1 on black.

#E04542 Color Conversion

Hex tripletE0, 45, 42
CMYK0.00%, 69.20%, 70.54%, 12.16%
RGB Decimal224, 69, 66
HSL1°, 72%, 57%
RGB Octal340, 105, 102
HSV (HSB)1.14°, 70.54%, 87.84%
RGB Binary11100000, 1000101, 1000010
CIE-L*AB52.39, 59.62, 36.57
RGB Percent87.84%, 27.06%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH52.39, 69.94, 31.53
XYZ33.85, 20.50, 7.33
CIE-L*UV52.39, 119.13, 26.88
xyY0.55, 0.33, 20.50
Hunter-Lab45.27, 54.24, 22.10
RYB87.84%, 27.08%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#E04542 on a dark background: contrast 5.10:1, passes WCAG AA.
#E04542 on a light background: contrast 4.12:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #E04542, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#E04542 · #ED9391 · #AB1E1C · #42DEE0 · #91ECED

Analogous palette

#E042DE · #E0428F · #E04542 · #E09442 · #DEE042

Triadic palette

#E04542 · #42E045 · #4542E0 · #ED9391 · #91ED93

Tetradic palette

#E04542 · #8FE042 · #42DEE0 · #9442E0 · #AB1E1C

Monochromatic palette

#761513 · #B8211E · #E04542 · #EB8684 · #F6C7C6

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