Vermilion (#E34234)

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

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.12:1 — vs black: 5.10:1

Color values

HEX #E34234
RGB rgb(227, 66, 52)
HSL hsl(4, 75%, 54%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 71, 77, 11 )
Websafe #CC3333

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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Romantic (190)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E34234 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Vermilion
#E34234 Base

#34D5E3

Analogous

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

Vermilion
#E34234 Base

#E3347E

#E39A34

Triadic

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

Vermilion
#E34234 Base

#34E342

#4234E3

Split-Complementary

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

Vermilion
#E34234 Base

#34E39A

#347EE3

Tetradic (Square)

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

Vermilion
#E34234 Base

#7EE334

#34D5E3

#9A34E3

Monochromatic

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

Vermilion
#E34234 Base

#6F170F

#B22519

#D12B1D

#E86358

#EC8177

#F6BFBA

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #160503

— #430E09

— #70170F

— #9C2016

— #C92A1C

Vermilion #E34234 Base

— #E86458

— #ED857C

— #F2A7A0

— #F7C9C4

— #FCEAE9

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E34234. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E34234;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E34234;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E34234;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E34234,
        #34D5E3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E34234,
        #34D5E3
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$vermilion: #E34234;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$vermilion-r: 227;
$vermilion-g: 66;
$vermilion-b: 52;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #E34234 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #8C8C25 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 #666636 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #E34040 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #7D7D7D 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 Vermilion ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Vermilion #E34234 Base

CG Red #E03C31 ΔE 1.37

Carmine Pink #EB4C42 ΔE 3.30

Red (pigment) #ED1C24 ΔE 3.52

Deep Carmine Pink #EF3038 ΔE 3.55

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.