#E34234Carpaccio (#E34234) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 29°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.2. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #E34234 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 66, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 76%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 77%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71%, 77%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.4 61.1 44.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.613 0.200 29) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Carpaccio is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e43c2e — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#e74132 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#e34234 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e44335 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Carpaccio in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.12:1 and against black 5.1:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffcec6 · #ff9080 · #e34234 · #be251b · #8a0000 · #520000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ed8e2a · #eb6a21 · #e34234 · #c63152 · #a62662 · #852069
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f8b400 · #c29c55 · #e34234 · #b43025 · #8e0f09 · #422d00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe5e1 · #00dcf5 · #e34234 · #835750 · #762920 · #461a14
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ddf7fc · #b79791 · #e34234 · #5c6e71 · #41221e · #000304
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdd0 · #8ea1a5 · #0f2a2e · #00070a · #e34234
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8dab4 · #37c0f2 · #e34234 · #8f5976 · #2b3963 · #03102a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cddab6 · #7fc4be · #e34234 · #48749b · #354137 · #1c0e04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d7fedc · #47ba65 · #e34234 · #3e59db · #12127e · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf8cb · #95ac17 · #e34234 · #007886 · #3a006d · #000304
#EF6352 · #F97F6F · #FF9C8E · #FFBBB0 · #FFD7D0
#C02E23 · #9F1811 · #7E0000 · #590000 · #380000
#D25849 · #BF675B · #AB746B
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.