Crimson (Red)

#E90C2D

RGB: 233, 12, 45

Color OverviewHEX #E90C2D

#E90C2D Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #E90C2D is composed of 91% red, 5% green, and 18% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 351°, saturation of 90%, and lightness of 48%.

HEX

#E90C2D

RGB

233, 12, 45

HSL

351°, 90%, 48%

HSV

351°, 95%, 91%

CMYK

0%, 95%, 81%, 9%

Name Match

Crimson

Closest Standard

Shades of #E90C2D (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #E90C2D (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #E90C2D (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #E90C2D

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #E90C2D Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):4.61 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #E90C2D Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):4.56 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #E90C2D;
}

.element {
  color: #E90C2D;
  background-color: #E90C2D;
  border-color: #E90C2D;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#E90C2D] text-[#E90C2D] border-[#E90C2D]">
  Content styled with #E90C2D
</div>