Color swatch image showing Spanish Red (#E60026) with RGB(230,0,38) values

Spanish Red (#E60026) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Spanish Red (#E60026) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Spanish Red (#E60026) Color Information

Spanish Red (#E60026) RGB value is (230, 0, 38). The hex color red value is 230, green is 0, and blue is 38. Its HSL format shows a hue of 350°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 45 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 100 percent, 83 percent, 10 percent.

Spanish Red
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Spanish Red (#E60026) Color Meaning

Spanish Red (#E60026) is a vivid, bold red shade with deep crimson undertones, a strong tone in the red spectrum. Spanish Red (#E60026) psychologically evokes passion, determination, and action-oriented energy, stimulating courage and initiative. Culturally, Spanish Red (#E60026) appears in art, branding, and interior design to symbolize vitality, prominence, and assertiveness. Spiritually, it resonates with the root chakra, fostering grounding, protection, and energetic activation. Feng Shui associates this color with strong protective energy, motivation, and vitality, making it suitable for entryways, offices, or active spaces.

Color Conversion

Convert Spanish Red (#E60026) 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
#E60026
RGB
rgb(230, 0, 38)
HSL
hsl(350°, 100%, 45%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 100%, 83%, 10%)
HSV
hsv(350°, 100%, 90%)
XYZ
32.9830 16.9629 3.3695
Yxy
16.9629 0.6186 0.3182
Hunter Lab
41.1860 6.4560 1.8331
CIE-Lab
48.2133 74.5798 47.9214

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red230 / 255 (90%)
90%
Green0 / 255 (0%)
Blue38 / 255 (15%)
15%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta100 / 100 (100%)
100%
Yellow83 / 100 (83%)
83%
Key (Black)10 / 100 (10%)

Color Variations

Spanish Red (#E60026) 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

Spanish Red (#E60026) 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 Spanish Red (#E60026) 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.

#FFFFFF
#E60026

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

4.78:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

4.78:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

4.78:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #E60026 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

Spanish Red (#E60026)

protanopia

#82801d

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

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #E60026;

Text Color

color: #E60026;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #E60026;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #E6002640;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #E60026;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #E60026 0%, #890017 100%);

Spanish Red (#E60026) Color FAQs

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