Valentine Red is a light medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Valentine Red is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Valentine Red is #E55451.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Valentine Red has 90%% Red, 33% Green, and 32% Blue.
Valentine Red has 1° Hue, 65% Saturation, and 90% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Valentine Red has 1° Hue, 74% Saturation, and 61% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Valentine Red has 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 65% yellow, and 10% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#E55451 |
|
RGB |
(229, 84, 81) |
(90%, 33%, 32%) |
HSV |
(1°, 65, 90) |
(0%, 65%, 90%) |
HSL |
(1°, 74, 61) |
(0%, 74%, 61%) |
CMYK |
(0, 63, 65, 10) |
(0%, 63%, 65%, 10%) |
The natural luminance of Valentine Red is 24%, which is low.
Valentine Red has a higher contrast with black than white.
Valentine Red and black have a 5.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Valentine Red and white have a 3.7:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
24% |
AA (5.7) |
insufficient (3.7) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Valentine Red paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Yellow, 57% Red, 10% Black, 32% White, as shown below.
Yellow
1%
Red
57%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
10%
White
32%
To mix Valentine Red paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 29% Magenta, 29% Yellow, 10% Black, 32% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
29%
Yellow
29%
Black
10%
White
32%
Colors similar to Valentine Red are: Pastel Red, Pale Red, Carmine Pink, Bean Red, and Dark Coral. Pastel Red is paler than Valentine Red. Carmine Pink is more orange and brighter than Valentine Red. Bean Red is lighter than Valentine Red. Dark Coral is paler and darker than Valentine Red.