Information about #EF221D color

#EF221D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EF221D falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(239, 34, 29) — 93.7% red, 13.3% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 80 / 82 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #EF221D reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lust (#E62020). Slightly further away sit Lava Red (#E42217) and Red-Orange (#E32224).

In RGB terms — rgb(239, 34, 29) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EF221D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EF221D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EF221D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EF221D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Sprint Red color link
Sprint Red

#EC2131

Vibrant Red color link
Vibrant Red

#FF272A

Rich Red color link
Rich Red

#E11218

Bolivia Red color link
Bolivia Red

#DA291C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EF221D
  • RGB239, 34, 29
  • CMYK0, 80, 82, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 34, 29)
  • HSL1°, 87%, 53%
  • HSL Precise1.429°, 86.777%, 52.549%
  • HSV1°, 88%, 94%
  • HSB1°, 88%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.133, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.133, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.133, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEF221D
  • DECIMAL ID15671837
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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