Red (pigment) (#ED1C24)

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: 4.38:1 — vs black: 4.79:1

Color values

HEX #ED1C24
RGB rgb(237, 28, 36)
HSL hsl(357, 88%, 92%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 88.19, 84.81, 7.06 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ED1C24 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Red (pigment)
#ED1C24 Base

#1CEDE5

Analogous

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

Red (pigment)
#ED1C24 Base

#ED1C8D

#ED7C1C

Triadic

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

Red (pigment)
#ED1C24 Base

#24ED1C

#1C24ED

Split-Complementary

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

Red (pigment)
#ED1C24 Base

#1CED7C

#1C8DED

Tetradic (Square)

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

Red (pigment)
#ED1C24 Base

#8DED1C

#1CEDE5

#7C1CED

Monochromatic

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

Red (pigment)
#ED1C24 Base

#68080C

#AF0E14

#D01018

#F04248

#F36368

#F8AAAD

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #180203

— #440508

— #70090D

— #9D0C12

— #C91017

Red (pigment) #ED1C24 Base

— #F0454B

— #F36D72

— #F7969A

— #FABFC1

— #FDE7E8

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #ED1C24. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #ED1C24;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #ED1C24;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #ED1C24;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #ED1C24,
        #DDFDFC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #ED1C24,
        #DDFDFC
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$red-(pigment): #ED1C24;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$red-(pigment)-r: 237;
$red-(pigment)-g: 28;
$red-(pigment)-b: 36;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

How Red (pigment) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #ED1C24 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #8A8A00 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 #5A5A28 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #ED1D1D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #797979 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 Red (pigment) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Red (pigment) #ED1C24 Base

Lust #E62020 ΔE 1.54

Vivid Red #F70D1A ΔE 2.34

CG Red #E03C31 ΔE 2.85

Spanish Red #E60026 ΔE 3.06

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.