Spanish Crimson (#E51A4C)

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: 4.58:1 — vs black: 4.58:1

Color values

  • HEX #E51A4C
  • RGB rgb(229, 26, 76)
  • HSL hsl(345, 88%, 89%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 88.65, 66.81, 10.2 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E51A4C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Spanish Crimson
#E51A4C Base
#1AE5B3
Analogous

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

Spanish Crimson
#E51A4C Base
#E51AB1
#E54E1A
Triadic

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

Spanish Crimson
#E51A4C Base
#4CE51A
#1A4CE5
Split-Complementary

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

Spanish Crimson
#E51A4C Base
#1AE54E
#1AB1E5
Tetradic (Square)

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

Spanish Crimson
#E51A4C Base
#B1E51A
#1AE5B3
#4E1AE5
Monochromatic

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

Spanish Crimson
#E51A4C Base
#5C0A1E
#A01235
#C01640
#E93F69
#ED5F82
#F5A3B7
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#170308
#400715
#690C23
#931131
#BC153E
Spanish Crimson #E51A4C Base
#EA436C
#EE6C8C
#F396AD
#F8BFCD
#FCE8ED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E51A4C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E51A4C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E51A4C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E51A4C;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E51A4C,
        #CEFCF1
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E51A4C,
        #CEFCF1
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$spanish-crimson: #E51A4C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$spanish-crimson-r: 229;
$spanish-crimson-g: 26;
$spanish-crimson-b: 76;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $spanish-crimson;
    color: rgba($spanish-crimson-r, $spanish-crimson-g, $spanish-crimson-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #E51A4C How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #858542 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 #57574E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E42525 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #757575 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 Spanish Crimson ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Spanish Crimson #E51A4C Base
Amaranth #E52B50 ΔE 1.46
Red (Crayola) #EE204D ΔE 2.37
Rusty Red #DA2C43 ΔE 3.39
UA Red #D9004C ΔE 3.98

How to use this color

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