#e42421
a balanced, electric red · warm · closest name: crimson
RGB
228, 36, 33
HSL
1°, 78%, 51%
CMYK
0, 84, 86, 11
Luminance
0.1787
Every format
| HEX | #e42421 |
| RGB | rgb(228, 36, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 78%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 84%, 86%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(49.3 69.5 51.2) |
| LCH | lch(49.3 86.3 36.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.590 0.224 28.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #e42421;
background-color: #e42421;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e42421] bg-[#e42421]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e42421;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.894, green: 0.141, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e42421")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#e42421 on white: 4.59:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#e42421 on black: 4.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red89.4%
Green14.1%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta84.2%
Yellow85.5%
Key (black)10.6%
Color previews
#e42421 text on a black background
contrast 4.57:1
Card sample
#e42421 text on a white background
contrast 4.59:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #e42421;
Background color
Panel with #e42421 background
background-color: #e42421;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e42421;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(228, 36, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(228, 36, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e42421; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e42421, #E4A621);