RED

Vermilion

#E34234

Conversions

HEX#E34234

RGBrgb(227, 66, 52)

HSLhsl(5, 76%, 55%)

HSVhsv(5, 77%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 77%, 11%)

Copy CSS

color: #e34234;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(227, 66, 52);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(5, 76%, 55%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 4.12 : 1

On ink blackPass · 4.64 : 1

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About Vermilion

Vermilion is the hex color #E34234, which translates to rgb(227, 66, 52) in RGB and hsl(5, 76%, 55%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 5 degrees, with a saturation of 76 percent and a lightness of 55 percent. That combination gives Vermilion a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Vermilion compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is tomato (#FF6347), a CIE76 distance of 10.5 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is red-500 (#FB2C36), at a distance of 13.8. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Tomato at 10.5. Sorted by lightness, Vermilion is number 16 of the 18 red colors here.

Text on Vermilion

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Vermilion, led by Ink black at 4.64:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Vermilion already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Vermilion. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.12:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.64:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.50:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.33:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Vermilion

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Vermilion for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Vermilion

Format	Value
HEX	#E34234
RGB	rgb(227, 66, 52)
HSL	hsl(5, 76%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(5, 77%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71%, 77%, 11%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.29% 0.2000 29.14)
CIELAB	lab(52.38 61.08 44.42)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.