#e12120 Color Information

#e12120 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e12120, and its official name is Akira Red. In RGB, it consists of 88.2% Red, 12.9% Green, and 12.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 85.3% Magenta, 85.8% Yellow, and 11.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 0.3°, with saturation of 76.3% and lightness of 50.4%. The decimal value for #e12120 is 14754080, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e12120 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#e12120 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorAkira Red Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color225, 33, 32 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color88.2%, 12.9%, 12.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.118, 0.871, 0.875 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.853, 0.858, 0.118 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color0.3°, 76.3%, 50.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color0.3°, 85.8%, 88.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.856, 17.200, 3.007 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color225, 33, 32 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14754080 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color48.510, 69.250, 50.769 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)48.510, 85.867, 36.246 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color48.510, 144.107, 31.279 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color41.472, 64.534, 24.731 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.612, 0.330, 17.200 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292944160 / 0xffe12120 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: December 1, 2024

Shades of #e12120

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e12120, its pure hue is 0.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.3%, and its lightness is 50.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e12120, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c0404 to #c51d1c.

Tints of #e12120

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e12120, its pure hue is 0.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.3%, and its lightness is 50.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e12120, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e53d3c to #fbe3e3.

Tones of #e12120

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e12120, its pure hue is 0.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e12120, which range from #818181 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff0302 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e12120

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e12120! For #e12120, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e12120. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e12120

This color, #e12120, consists of 88.2% Red, 12.9% Green, and 12.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 225, Green = 33, Blue = 32. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e12120 is 0% Cyan, 85.3% Magenta, 85.8% Yellow, and 11.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R88.2%
C0.0%
G12.9%
M85.3%
B12.5%
Y85.8%
K11.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 225 33 32
Octal 341 41 40
Hexa #e1 #21 #20
Binary 11100001 00100001 00100000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 85 85 11
Octal 0 125 125 13
Hexa #00 #55 #55 #0b
Binary 00000000 01010101 01010101 00001011

Analogous Colors of #e12120

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e12120 — which has hue 0.3° — its analogous colors are located at 0.3° and 330.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e12120.

Triadic Colors of #e12120

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e12120 — which has hue 0.3° — its triadic colors are located at 0.3° and 240.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e12120.

Complementary Color of #e12120

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e12120 — which has hue 0.3° — its complementary color is located at 180.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e12120.

Split Complementary Colors of #e12120

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e12120 — which has hue 0.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.3° and 210.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e12120.

Tetradic Colors of #e12120

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e12120 — which has hue 0.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 270.3°, 0.3°, 90.3°, and 180.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e12120.

Monochromatic Colors of #e12120

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e12120, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6b1817 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f88988 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e12120

We want to make getting started with #e12120 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e12120 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e12120 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e12120 with other HTML elements.

#e12120 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e12120.
<span style="color: #e12120;">The color of this text is #e12120.</span>

#e12120 Background Color

The background color for this text is #e12120.
<div style="background-color: #e12120; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e12120.</div>

#e12120 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e12120.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e12120;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e12120.</span>

#e12120 Border Color

This is a div with border color #e12120.
<div style="border: #e12120 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e12120.</div>

#e12120 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e12120 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e12120; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e12120 on a white background.</div></div>

#e12120 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e12120 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e12120; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e12120 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e12120 to White

This is a gradient from #e12120 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e12120,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e12120,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e12120,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e12120,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e12120 to white.</div>

Gradient from #e12120 to Black

This is a gradient from #e12120 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e12120,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e12120,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e12120,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e12120,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e12120 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e12120

In addition to using #e12120 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e12120 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e12120, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 225, Green = 33, Blue = 32). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e12120 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e12120
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(225, 33, 32)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e12120; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e12120; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e12120; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(225, 33, 32);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e12120")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:225, green:33, blue:32, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:225 green:33 blue:32 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(225f, 33f, 32f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(225, 33, 32);
 

#e12120 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e12120 the same way. For those with color blindness, #e12120 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e12120 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e12120 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e12120 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e12120 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e12120 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #e12120 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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