#E2261FFerocious (#E2261F) is a mid-tone, vivid red with an OKLCH hue of 29°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.221. 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 | #E2261F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 38, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 77%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 86%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 83%, 86%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(49.1 68.4 51.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.587 0.221 29) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ferocious 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.
#e21d19 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#e6231c — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#e2261f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e32720 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Ferocious 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 4.63:1 and against black 4.53:1, so white 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.
#ffc2b9 · #ff8172 · #e2261f · #ba0004 · #7e0001 · #470000
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.
#e98400 · #e65e00 · #e2261f · #c40f49 · #a3055c · #800665
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.
#efac00 · #be9342 · #e2261f · #b21612 · #850002 · #3a2700
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.
#00ddf5 · #c48e86 · #e2261f · #953d33 · #6e211a · #41100c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dbf8fd · #b18e88 · #e2261f · #53676a · #3f1e19 · #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 · #e2261f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7f9ff · #00abbe · #e2261f · #00707c · #002f35 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7f9ff · #00b098 · #e2261f · #006a9b · #003129 · #00050f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d4ffda · #2bb455 · #e2261f · #334cdd · #100082 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf9c7 · #8ea400 · #e2261f · #00707c · #360067 · #000304
#EF5244 · #FA7464 · #FF9587 · #FFB6AB · #FFD5CE
#C00C0C · #9C0003 · #780001 · #560000 · #360000
#D0483B · #BC5B4F · #A76A61
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.