Close to Chili
#E52016
#E52016 is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Chili. In RGB it’s made of 89.8% red, 12.5% green, and 8.6% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 82% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E52016.
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.
White text on this color
4.62:1 AABlack text on this color
4.55:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.62:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.55:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E52016 as they’d see it.
#E52016 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #E52016
What color is #E52016?
#E52016 is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Chili. In RGB it’s made of 89.8% red, 12.5% green, and 8.6% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 82% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #E52016 in RGB?
#E52016 is rgb(229, 32, 22): 229 red, 32 green, and 22 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E52016 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 86, 90, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E52016?
PANTONE 485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E52016?
Its complement #188187 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.