Color

#E4213A

Vivid warm red. Nearest reference color: Rose madder.

RGB

0–255

228

CMYK

0–100%

85.53%

74.56%

10.59%

RGB describes how #E4213A is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 228, green 33 and blue 58.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 85.53%, yellow 74.56% and black 10.59%.

HSL values

H 352.31° S 78.31% L 51.18%

In the HSL color model, #E4213A has a hue of 352.31°, 78.31% saturation and 51.18% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#E4213A is a medium, warm red with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #E4213A in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #E4213A

RGB rgb(228, 33, 58)

HSL hsl(352.31 78.31% 51.18%)

OKLCH oklch(0.591076 0.223074 22.2969)

CSS --color: #E4213A;

Tints of #E4213A

Tints are lighter variations of #E4213A. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE8E7 #FFBEBB #FF908D #FF535A #E4213A

Shades of #E4213A

Shades are darker variations of #E4213A. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#E4213A #AE0024 #750015 #410007 #140001

Tones of #E4213A

Tones reduce the chroma of #E4213A, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#E4213A #D2464B #BE5B5A #A96A67 #917674

Tonal range of #E4213A

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #E4213A between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE8E7 #FFBEBB #FF908D #FF535A #E4213A #AE0024 #750015 #410007 #140001

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE8E7;
    --color-200: #FFBEBB;
    --color-300: #FF908D;
    --color-400: #FF535A;
    --color-500: #E4213A;
    --color-600: #AE0024;
    --color-700: #750015;
    --color-800: #410007;
    --color-900: #140001;
}

Colors that go with #E4213A

Color harmonies for #E4213A are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#E4213A #008F97

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#D7268A #E4213A #C15E00

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#E4213A #079900 #2B71FF

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#E4213A #009376 #0089B9

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#E4213A #808500 #008F97 #8656F3

CSS gradients with #E4213A

These gradients show how #E4213A moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#E4213A #F26B6B #FC9F9B #FFD0CD #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E4213A, #F26B6B, #FC9F9B, #FFD0CD, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#E4213A #9B1324 #580610 #1D0102 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E4213A, #9B1324, #580610, #1D0102, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#E4213A #B06C00 #808400 #1F945D #008F97

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E4213A, #B06C00, #808400, #1F945D, #008F97);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #E4213A. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

4.59:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

4.58:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1789 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #E4213A as the background.

background-color: #E4213A;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #E4213A in design

See how #E4213A works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#E4213A used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #E4213A to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFBEBB

#E4213A

#410007

Colors similar to #E4213A

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #E4213A, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FF4A54 #C10029 #EA0034 #D63F47 #E21E58 #E32A00 #F13264 #CF2500

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #E4213A may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #635B39 Deuteranopia #928432 Tritanopia #FB002E

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #E4213A can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 33.3066
Y: 17.8927
Z: 5.7021

CIELAB

L*: 49.3657
a*: 70.758
b*: 37.8729

OKLab

L: 0.591076
a: 0.206395
b: 0.084636

OKLCH

L: 0.591076
C: 0.223074
H: 22.2969°