All About Color #E22C2C

#E22C2C

About #E22C2C

#E22C2C is a medium red color with the hex code #E22C2C. In RGB it is red 226, green 44, blue 44; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 76%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 81%, 81%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 4.54:1 on white and 4.63:1 on black.

#E22C2C Color Conversion

Hex tripletE2, 2C, 2C
CMYK0.00%, 80.53%, 80.53%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal226, 44, 44
HSL0°, 76%, 53%
RGB Octal342, 54, 54
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 80.53%, 88.63%
RGB Binary11100010, 101100, 101100
CIE-L*AB49.68, 67.32, 45.87
RGB Percent88.63%, 17.25%, 17.25%
CIE-L*CH49.68, 81.46, 34.27
XYZ32.72, 18.15, 4.16
CIE-L*UV49.68, 138.47, 29.87
xyY0.59, 0.33, 18.15
Hunter-Lab42.61, 62.52, 24.03
RYB88.63%, 17.25%, 17.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#E22C2C on a dark background: contrast 4.63:1, passes WCAG AA.
#E22C2C on a light background: contrast 4.54:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #E22C2C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#E22C2C · #ED7D7D · #9D1515 · #2CE2E2 · #7DEDED

Analogous palette

#E22CE2 · #E22C87 · #E22C2C · #E2872C · #E2E22C

Triadic palette

#E22C2C · #2CE22C · #2C2CE2 · #ED7D7D · #7DED7D

Tetradic palette

#E22C2C · #87E22C · #2CE2E2 · #872CE2 · #9D1515

Monochromatic palette

#670E0E · #AB1717 · #E22C2C · #EB6F6F · #F5B3B3

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