HEX atlas value

#E30022

#E30022 is a warm red HEX color close to Cadmium Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 0, 34, HSL 351, 100%, 45%, has luminance 0.1645, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#E30022 Sample readable text

HEX #E30022

RGB rgb(227, 0, 34)

HSL hsl(351 100% 45%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 100, 85, 11)

Luminance 0.1645

Contrast Black 4.29:1White 4.9:1

CSS

--color-e30022: #E30022;
.background-e30022 { background-color: #E30022; }
.text-e30022 { color: #E30022; }

Luminance0.1645

Black text4.29:1AA Fail

White text4.9:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#E30022","rgb":[227,0,34],"hsl":[351,100,45],"cmyk":[0,100,85,11],"luminance":0.1645,"contrast":{"black":4.29,"white":4.9}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#00E6C3","hex":"#00E6C3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.11,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8A0015","hex":"#8A0015","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#FF425F","hex":"#FF425F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.2,"contrastWhite":3.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.5,"contrastWhite":6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#CC1934","hex":"#CC1934","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.76,"contrastWhite":5.59,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Cadmium Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e30022.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cherry-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/venetian-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#00E6C3","analogous":["#E60095","#E65000"],"triadic":["#22E600","#0022E6"],"tetradic":["#95E600","#00E6C3","#5000E6"],"splitComplementary":["#00E650","#0095E6"],"monochromatic":["#FF425F","#E30022","#8A0015"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FF425F","dark":"#8A0015","saturated":"#E60022","desaturated":"#CC1934","pastel":"#F47185","neon":"#FF0F33"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-red","name":"Cadmium Red","hex":"#E30022","distance":0},{"slug":"cherry-red","name":"Cherry Red","hex":"#D2042D","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"venetian-red","name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","distance":31.016124838541646},{"slug":"crimson","name":"Crimson","hex":"#DC143C","distance":33.54101966249684},{"slug":"signal-red","name":"Signal Red","hex":"#E60000","distance":34.132096331752024}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E30022

#E30022 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #E30022 is visually closest to Cadmium Red, a named red color with HEX #E30022.

The RGB channels are 227, 0, and 34, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 351deg with 100% saturation and 45% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1645, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.29:1AA Fail

White text4.9:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E30022 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.29:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.9:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#00E6C3#000000 text · best 13.11:1#00E6C3

#8A0015#FFFFFF text · best 10.04:1#8A0015

#FF425F#000000 text · best 6.2:1#FF425F

Venetian Red#FFFFFF text · best 6:1#C80815

#CC1934#FFFFFF text · best 5.59:1#CC1934

Generated Palette

Cadmium Red#E30022

#00E6C3#00E6C3

#E60095#E60095

#E65000#E65000

#FF425F#FF425F

#8A0015#8A0015

Color Harmonies

#00E6C3#00E6C3

#E60095#E60095

#E65000#E65000

#22E600#22E600

#0022E6#0022E6

Variants

#FF425F#FF425F

#8A0015#8A0015

#E60022#E60022

#CC1934#CC1934

#F47185#F47185

#FF0F33#FF0F33

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Red#E30022

Cherry Red#D2042D

Venetian Red#C80815

Crimson#DC143C

Signal Red#E60000

#E30022

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E30022

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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