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#e34234VermilionVermilion is a vivid red — complete hex color profile

What is color #e34234?

The color Vermilion (#e34234) belongs to the red family and reads as commanding. It sits at 5° on the color wheel with 76% saturation.

Designers in editorial design and fashion often reach for this mid red when they want to communicate urgency.

#e34234 holds a luminance that keeps type legible on both light and dark backgrounds. To deploy it effectively, anchor it with a deeper version of the same hue for sophistication or contrast it sharply with #34d5e3.

Conversions for #e34234

HEX
#e34234
RGB
227, 66, 52
HSL
5°, 76%, 55%
HSV
5°, 77%, 89%
CMYK
0%, 71%, 77%, 11%
XYZ
34.25, 20.48, 5.40
CIE-Lab
52.37, 61.09, 44.42
Web safe
#cc3333

WCAG accessibility of #e34234 (Vermilion)

On white
4.12 : 1
Sample #e34234
Rating: AA Large
On black
5.10 : 1
Sample #e34234
Rating: AA

Tones of Vermilion (desaturated variations of #e34234)

Color harmonies for #e34234

Colors similar to #e34234

Gradients featuring #e34234

Linear to white
Linear to black
To complement
Radial
Tri-stop
Analogous

UI elements in #e34234

Buttons
NewFeaturedBeta
Notification

Short description with accent.

"Color awakens a specific emotional response."

Typography in #e34234

The quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog
1234567890 — & @ # ! ?

Body text rendered in #e34234.

const color = "#e34234";

CSS & Tailwind snippets for #e34234

Background
.bg-e34234 { background-color: #e34234; }
Text color
.text-e34234 { color: #e34234; }
Border
.border-e34234 { border: 1px solid #e34234; }
Box shadow
.shadow-e34234 { box-shadow: 0 4px 14px #e3423440; }
CSS variable
:root { --color-e34234: #e34234; }
Tailwind config
colors: {
  'vermilion': '#e34234',
}

Frequently asked questions about #e34234

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