Alizarin — #E74C3C

#E74C3C, primarily known as Alizarin, is composed of 91% red, 30% green, and 24% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 74% yellow, 9% black. In HSL the hue angle is 6°, saturation 78%, and lightness 57%. The closest web-safe color is #CC3333.

Closest named match: Mandarin Red (#E84F3C, ΔE 1.22)

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#E74C3C
RGB	rgb(231, 76, 60)
HSL	hsl(5.6, 78.1%, 57.1%)
HSV	hsv(5.6, 74%, 90.6%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 74%, 9.4%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.07% 0.194 29.44)
HWB	hwb(5.6 23.5% 9.4%)
LAB	lab(55.3% 60.08 44.18)
LCH	lch(55.3% 74.6 36.3)
OKLAB	oklab(63.07% 0.169 0.0954)
XYZ	X 36.36 Y 22.49 Z 6.7
Web Safe	#CC3333
RGB Percent	90.6%, 29.8%, 23.5%
Decimal	15158332

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#E74C3C
RGB	rgb(231, 76, 60)
HSL	hsl(5.6, 78.1%, 57.1%)
HSV	hsv(5.6, 74%, 90.6%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 74%, 9.4%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.07% 0.194 29.44)
HWB	hwb(5.6 23.5% 9.4%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(55.3% 60.08 44.18)
LCH	lch(55.3% 74.6 36.3)
OKLAB	oklab(63.07% 0.169 0.0954)
XYZ	X 36.36 Y 22.49 Z 6.7
Web Safe	#CC3333
RGB Percent	90.6%, 29.8%, 23.5%
Decimal	15158332

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Similar named colors

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Mandarin Red

#E84F3C · ΔE 1.22

Blazing

#E94E41 · ΔE 1.99

Sour Cherry

#E24736 · ΔE 2.04

Strawberry Avalanche

#EF4F41 · ΔE 2.49

Carmine Pink

#EB4C42 · ΔE 2.75

Matt Demon

#DD4433 · ΔE 3.23

Punch

#DC4333 · ΔE 3.42

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3.82:1

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5.50:1

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Protanopia

74% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

78% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

87% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

70% similar

0.003% of population

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