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#E31837 Washington Wizards Red
#E31837 is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Alizarin. In RGB it’s made of 89% red, 9.4% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 81% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E31837.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.72:1 AABlack text on this color
4.45:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.72:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.45:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E31837 as they’d see it.
#E31837 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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2 teams use #E31837. Here are their full palettes.
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Questions about #E31837
What color is #E31837?
#E31837 is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Alizarin. In RGB it’s made of 89% red, 9.4% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 81% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #E31837 in RGB?
#E31837 is rgb(227, 24, 55): 227 red, 24 green, and 55 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E31837 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 89, 76, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E31837?
PANTONE 199 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E31837?
Its complement #008370 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.