HEX atlas value

#E75740

#E75740 is a warm red HEX color close to Cinnabar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 87, 64, HSL 8, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.2418, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#E75740 Sample readable text

HEX #E75740

RGB rgb(231, 87, 64)

HSL hsl(8 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 62, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.2418

Contrast Black 5.84:1White 3.6:1

CSS

--color-e75740: #E75740;
.background-e75740 { background-color: #E75740; }
.text-e75740 { color: #E75740; }

Luminance0.2418

Black text5.84:1AA Pass

White text3.6:1AA Fail

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":"#E75740","rgb":[231,87,64],"hsl":[8,78,58],"cmyk":[0,62,72,9],"luminance":0.2418,"contrast":{"black":5.84,"white":3.6}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#40D1E7","hex":"#40D1E7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.49,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E7AA40","hex":"#E7AA40","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.22,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F29F92","hex":"#F29F92","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tomato","hex":"#FF6347","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.13,"contrastWhite":2.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Tulip Red","hex":"#FF4D4D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.42,"contrastWhite":3.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Cinnabar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e75740.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tomato.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#40D1E7","analogous":["#E7407E","#E7AA40"],"triadic":["#40E757","#5740E7"],"tetradic":["#7EE740","#40D1E7","#AA40E7"],"splitComplementary":["#40E7AA","#407EE7"],"monochromatic":["#F29F92","#E75740","#B62C16"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F29F92","dark":"#B62C16","saturated":"#FF4529","desaturated":"#D06858","pastel":"#EFC0B8","neon":"#FF6952"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":20.808652046684813},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"tomato","name":"Tomato","hex":"#FF6347","distance":27.730849247724095},{"slug":"tulip-red","name":"Tulip Red","hex":"#FF4D4D","distance":29.068883707497267},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":32.449961479175904}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E75740

#E75740 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #E75740 is visually closest to Cinnabar, a named red color with HEX #E44D2E.

The RGB channels are 231, 87, and 64, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 8deg with 78% saturation and 58% 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 0.2418, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.84:1AA Pass

White text3.6:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E75740 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.84:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#40D1E7#000000 text · best 11.49:1#40D1E7

#E7AA40#000000 text · best 10.22:1#E7AA40

#F29F92#000000 text · best 10.15:1#F29F92

Tomato#000000 text · best 7.13:1#FF6347

Tulip Red#000000 text · best 6.42:1#FF4D4D

Generated Palette

#E75740#E75740

#40D1E7#40D1E7

#E7407E#E7407E

#E7AA40#E7AA40

#F29F92#F29F92

#B62C16#B62C16

Color Harmonies

#40D1E7#40D1E7

#E7407E#E7407E

#E7AA40#E7AA40

#40E757#40E757

#5740E7#5740E7

Variants

#F29F92#F29F92

#B62C16#B62C16

#FF4529#FF4529

#D06858#D06858

#EFC0B8#EFC0B8

#FF6952#FF6952

Nearest Named Colors

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Vermilion#E34234

Tomato#FF6347

Tulip Red#FF4D4D

Fire Opal#E95C20

#E75740

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E75740

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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