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#e22e3d

a balanced, electric red · warm · closest name: crimson

RGB
226, 46, 61
HSL
355°, 76%, 53%
CMYK
0, 80, 73, 11
Luminance
0.1846

Every format

HEX#e22e3d
RGBrgb(226, 46, 61)
HSLhsl(355, 76%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 73%, 11%)
LABlab(50.1 67.4 36.8)
LCHlch(50.1 76.8 28.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.596 0.213 22.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e22e3d;
background-color: #e22e3d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e22e3d] bg-[#e22e3d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e22e3d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.886, green: 0.180, blue: 0.239)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e22e3d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e22e3d on white: 4.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e22e3d on black: 4.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red88.6%
Green18.0%
Blue23.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta79.6%
Yellow73.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#e22e3d text on a black background

contrast 4.69:1

Card sample

#e22e3d text on a white background

contrast 4.48:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e22e3d;
Background color
Panel with #e22e3d background
background-color: #e22e3d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e22e3d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(226, 46, 61, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(226, 46, 61, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e22e3d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e22e3d, #E2972E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e22e3d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #e22e3d in the Color Lab