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#E42E47 closest to Serial Kisses

#E42E47 is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Serial Kisses. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 18.0% green and 27.8% blue (rgb(228, 46, 71)). Its HSL value is 352° hue, 77% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 69% yellow and 11% black. #E42E47 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.78:1.

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Variations of #E42E47

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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#E42E47 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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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#E42E47 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E42E47 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 57% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #948641
  • Protanopia 52% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #666046
  • Protanomaly 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #975B44
  • Deuteranopia 57% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #948641
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B07142
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FB003A
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EE1141
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #787878
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9D6C6F

#E42E47 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.39:1 Poor#E42E47 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.78:1 Good#E42E47 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E42E47 in CSS

/* Serial Kisses */
.color { color: #E42E47; }
.background { background-color: #E42E47; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E42E47; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 46 71);
color: hsl(352 77% 54%);
color: oklch(0.601 0.215 20.1);

#E42E47 FAQ

What color is #E42E47?

#E42E47 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Serial Kisses. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E42E47?

#E42E47 is rgb(228, 46, 71) in RGB, hsl(352, 77%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 80%, 69%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E42E47?

The complementary color of #E42E47 is #2EE4CB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E42E47?

Black text has the best contrast on #E42E47: 4.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E42E47 a warm or cool color?

#E42E47 is a warm color.