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#E50022 Cleveland Guardians Red
#E50022 is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Lava. In RGB it’s made of 89.8% red, 0% green, and 13.3% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 100% saturation and 45% 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 #E50022.
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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4.82:1 AABlack text on this color
4.35:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.82:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.35:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E50022 as they’d see it.
#E50022 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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The Cleveland Guardians use #E50022 as their red. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #E50022
What color is #E50022?
#E50022 is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Lava. In RGB it’s made of 89.8% red, 0% green, and 13.3% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #E50022 in RGB?
#E50022 is rgb(229, 0, 34): 229 red, 0 green, and 34 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E50022 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 85, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E50022?
PANTONE 185 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E50022?
Its complement #00816D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.