CG Red (#E03C31)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

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Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.32:1 — vs black: 4.86:1

Color values

HEX #E03C31
RGB rgb(224, 60, 49)
HSL hsl(3, 73%, 53%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 73, 78, 12 )
Websafe #CC3333

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E03C31 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

CG Red
#E03C31 Base

#31D5E0

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

CG Red
#E03C31 Base

#E0317E

#E09331

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

CG Red
#E03C31 Base

#31E03C

#3C31E0

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

CG Red
#E03C31 Base

#31E093

#317EE0

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

CG Red
#E03C31 Base

#7EE031

#31D5E0

#9331E0

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

CG Red
#E03C31 Base

#681510

#AB231A

#CA291E

#E55E54

#EA7B73

#F4BAB6

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of CG Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #160503

— #410D0A

— #6C1610

— #971F17

— #C2281D

CG Red #E03C31 Base

— #E65F56

— #EB827B

— #F1A49F

— #F6C7C4

— #FCEAE9

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E03C31. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E03C31;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E03C31;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E03C31;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E03C31,
        #31D5E0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E03C31,
        #31D5E0
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$cg-red: #E03C31;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cg-red-r: 224;
$cg-red-g: 60;
$cg-red-b: 49;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cg-red;
    color: rgba($cg-red-r, $cg-red-g, $cg-red-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How CG Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E03C31 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #898921 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #626234 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #E03B3B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #7A7A7A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to CG Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

CG Red #E03C31 Base

Vermilion #E34234 ΔE 1.37

Red (pigment) #ED1C24 ΔE 2.85

Lust #E62020 ΔE 2.94

Deep Carmine Pink #EF3038 ΔE 3.56

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.

CG Red (#E03C31)

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