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#E34215 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #E34215 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#E34215 Color Information

#E34215 RGB value is (227, 66, 21). The hex color red value is 227, green is 66, and blue is 21. Its HSL format shows a hue of 13°, saturation of 83 percent, and lightness of49 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 71 percent, 91 percent, 11percent.

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#E34215 Color Meaning

Color #E34215 signifies unadulterated energy, raw creativity, and absolute attention. #E34215 vibrant, red-leaning orange is intense and undiluted, evoking industrial safety cones, blazing embers, and citrus at its most potent. Psychologically, color #E34215 is highly stimulating and urgent, commanding immediate focus, promoting dynamic action, and radiating confident, uncomplicated warmth. #E34215 lacks the softness of peach or the earthiness of terracotta, presenting orange in its most fundamental, powerful form. #E34215 color is a visual exclamation point. Symbolically, color #E34215 represents unmitigated vitality, a warning that is also an invitation to engage, and creativity in its primal, generative state. #E34215 is the color of the artist's first bold stroke or the engineer's critical alert. Culturally, #E34215 is used where visibility and unambiguous signal are paramount, from construction sites to high-energy sports branding. Color #E34215 embodies the essence of the color itself: energetic, extroverted, and impossible to ignore.

Color Conversion

Convert #E34215 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#E34215
RGB
rgb(227, 66, 21)
HSL
hsl(13°, 83%, 49%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 71%, 91%, 11%)
HSV
hsv(13°, 91%, 89%)
XYZ
33.7621 20.2815 2.8447
Yxy
20.2815 0.5935 0.3565
Hunter Lab
45.0350 6.0648 2.5538
CIE-Lab
52.1540 60.3393 58.1611

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red227 / 255 (89%)
89%
Green66 / 255 (26%)
26%
Blue21 / 255 (8%)

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta71 / 100 (71%)
71%
Yellow91 / 100 (91%)
91%
Key (Black)11 / 100 (11%)
11%

Color Variations

#E34215 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#E34215 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #E34215 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

4.15:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

4.15:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

4.15:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #E34215 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#E34215

protanopia

#9d9c20

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #E34215;

Text Color

color: #E34215;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #E34215;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #E3421540;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #E34215;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #E34215 0%, #87270d 100%);

#E34215 Color FAQs

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