HEX atlas value

#E75C40

#E75C40 is a warm red HEX color close to Cinnabar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 231, 92, 64, HSL 10, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.2501, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#E75C40 Sample readable text
HEX #E75C40
RGB rgb(231, 92, 64)
HSL hsl(10 78% 58%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 60, 72, 9)
Luminance 0.2501
Contrast Black 6:1White 3.5:1

CSS

--color-e75c40: #E75C40;
.background-e75c40 { background-color: #E75C40; }
.text-e75c40 { color: #E75C40; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2501
Black text6:1AA Pass
White text3.5:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#E75C40","rgb":[231,92,64],"hsl":[10,78,58],"cmyk":[0,60,72,9],"luminance":0.2501,"contrast":{"black":6,"white":3.5}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#40CCE7","hex":"#40CCE7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.01,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E7B040","hex":"#E7B040","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.68,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F2A292","hex":"#F2A292","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.36,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]
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/e75c40.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tomato.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#40CCE7","analogous":["#E74078","#E7B040"],"triadic":["#40E75C","#5C40E7"],"tetradic":["#78E740","#40CCE7","#B040E7"],"splitComplementary":["#40E7B0","#4078E7"],"monochromatic":["#F2A292","#E75C40","#B63116"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F2A292","dark":"#B63116","saturated":"#FF4C29","desaturated":"#D06C58","pastel":"#EFC1B8","neon":"#FF6F52"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"tomato","name":"Tomato","hex":"#FF6347","distance":25.96150997149434},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":28.91366458960192},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"tulip-red","name":"Tulip Red","hex":"#FF4D4D","distance":31.144823004794873}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E75C40

#E75C40 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #E75C40 is visually closest to Cinnabar, a named red color with HEX #E44D2E.

The RGB channels are 231, 92, and 64, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 10deg 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 0.2501, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6:1AA Pass
White text3.5:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E75C40 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006:1 · AA
White text#FFFFFF3.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#40CCE7#000000 text · best 11.01:1#40CCE7
#E7B040#000000 text · best 10.68:1#E7B040
#F2A292#000000 text · best 10.36:1#F2A292
Tomato#000000 text · best 7.13:1#FF6347
Burnt Sienna#000000 text · best 7.08:1#E97451

Generated Palette

#E75C40#E75C40
#40CCE7#40CCE7
#E74078#E74078
#E7B040#E7B040
#F2A292#F2A292
#B63116#B63116

Color Harmonies

#40CCE7#40CCE7
#E74078#E74078
#E7B040#E7B040
#40E75C#40E75C
#5C40E7#5C40E7

Variants

#F2A292#F2A292
#B63116#B63116
#FF4C29#FF4C29
#D06C58#D06C58
#EFC1B8#EFC1B8
#FF6F52#FF6F52

Nearest Named Colors