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E2000C

#E2000C Heat Signature

#E2000C is a medium, vivid red named Heat Signature. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 0.0% green and 4.7% blue (rgb(226, 0, 12)). Its HSL value is 357° hue, 100% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 95% yellow and 11% black. #E2000C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.95:1.

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Variations of #E2000C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E2000C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

E2000C00E2D6
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2000C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2000C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 54% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #907F00
  • Protanopia 48% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F5303
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #934E00
  • Deuteranopia 54% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #907F00
  • Deuteranomaly 69% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AD6800
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FA000F
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EC000C
  • Achromatopsia 53% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #707070
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #976262

#E2000C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.95:1 Good#E2000C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.24:1 Poor#E2000C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#E2000C in CSS

/* Heat Signature */
.color { color: #E2000C; }
.background { background-color: #E2000C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2000C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 0 12);
color: hsl(357 100% 44%);
color: oklch(0.574 0.235 28.4);

#E2000C FAQ

What color is #E2000C?

#E2000C is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Heat Signature. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2000C?

#E2000C is rgb(226, 0, 12) in RGB, hsl(357, 100%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 95%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2000C?

The complementary color of #E2000C is #00E2D6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2000C?

White text has the best contrast on #E2000C: 4.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2000C a warm or cool color?

#E2000C is a warm color.