HEX atlas value

#E3261C

#E3261C is a warm red HEX color nearest Poppy Red. RGB 227, 38, 28, HSL 3° 78% 50%, luminance 0.178; view contrast and conversions.

red warm vibrant

#E3261C Sample readable text

HEX #E3261C

RGB rgb(227, 38, 28)

HSL hsl(3 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 83, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.178

Contrast Black 4.56:1White 4.61:1

CSS

--color-e3261c: #E3261C;
.background-e3261c { background-color: #E3261C; }
.text-e3261c { color: #E3261C; }

HEX meaning and use

About #E3261C

#E3261C is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #E3261C is visually closest to Poppy Red, a named red color with HEX #DC343B.

The RGB channels are 227, 38, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 78% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.178, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 34.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.56:1AA Pass

White text4.61:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3261C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.56:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.61:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#1CD9E3#1CD9E3 · #000000 text · best 12.08:1 #911812#911812 · #FFFFFF text · best 8.96:1 #E3891C#E3891C · #000000 text · best 7.86:1 #ED746E#ED746E · #000000 text · best 7.32:1 #FF0D00#FF0D00 · #000000 text · best 5.31:1

Generated Palette

#E3261C#E3261C

#1CD9E3#1CD9E3

#E31C76#E31C76

#E3891C#E3891C

#ED746E#ED746E

#911812#911812

Color Harmonies

#1CD9E3#1CD9E3

#E31C76#E31C76

#E3891C#E3891C

#1CE326#1CE326

#261CE3#261CE3

Variants

#ED746E#ED746E

#911812#911812

#FF0D00#FF0D00

#C73F38#C73F38

#E79B97#E79B97

#FF3429#FF3429

Nearest Named Colors

Poppy Red#DC343B

Persian Red#CC3333

Vermilion#E34234

Crimson#DC143C

Cadmium Red#E30022

Luminance0.178

Black text4.56:1AA Pass

White text4.61:1AA 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":"#E3261C","rgb":[227,38,28],"hsl":[3,78,50],"cmyk":[0,83,88,11],"luminance":0.178,"contrast":{"black":4.56,"white":4.61}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1CD9E3","hex":"#1CD9E3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.08,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#911812","hex":"#911812","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.34,"contrastWhite":8.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E3891C","hex":"#E3891C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.86,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#ED746E","hex":"#ED746E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.32,"contrastWhite":2.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#FF0D00","hex":"#FF0D00","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.31,"contrastWhite":3.95,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Poppy Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e3261c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/poppy-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1CD9E3","analogous":["#E31C76","#E3891C"],"triadic":["#1CE326","#261CE3"],"tetradic":["#76E31C","#1CD9E3","#891CE3"],"splitComplementary":["#1CE389","#1C76E3"],"monochromatic":["#ED746E","#E3261C","#911812"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ED746E","dark":"#911812","saturated":"#FF0D00","desaturated":"#C73F38","pastel":"#E79B97","neon":"#FF3429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":34.72751070837067},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":35.02855977627399},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":36.87817782917155},{"slug":"crimson","name":"Crimson","hex":"#DC143C","distance":37.376463182061514},{"slug":"cadmium-red","name":"Cadmium Red","hex":"#E30022","distance":38.47076812334269}]

#E3261C

CSS

About #E3261C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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