Vermilion Screen
A full-screen solid vermilion color (#E34234). Fill your whole display, or download the vermilion screen as an image in 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K or any size you type in.
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What is a vermilion screen?
A vermilion screen is simply a web page filled edge to edge with one solid color — Vermilion, hex #E34234, or rgb(227, 66, 52). It is a mid-toned, warm color: in HSL it sits at 5° hue, 76% saturation and 55% lightness, and its relative luminance is 20.5%. The closest standard CSS color is Crimson (#DC143C).
Vermilion screen at a glance
How a full-screen vermilion (#E34234) behaves as a light, a test pattern and a background — measured from the color itself.
| Brightness | 20% of a white screen | A dim glow — easy on the eyes in a dark room. |
|---|---|---|
| Blue light | very low (4% of its light) | Very little blue light, so it is gentle on your body clock at night. |
| Night use | Good | Dim and low in blue light, so a vermilion screen works as a night light without being harsh. |
| Text on it | Black text · 5.1:1 | Readable for normal text (WCAG AA). |
| Display test | Mixed sub-pixel levels | Good for spotting uneven backlight, banding and tint across the panel. |
What people use a vermilion screen for
As a saturated color, vermilion makes a bold backdrop for product photos, thumbnails and streams, and a strong mood light for a desk or party.
Its low blue-light output also makes it a comfortable screen to leave on at night.
Red screens are the classic choice for anything that has to stay visible without wrecking night vision — amateur astronomers, photographers in a darkroom-style setup and pilots use a dim red field to read by while their eyes stay adapted to the dark. A saturated red also lights only the red sub-pixels of a display, which makes it a fast way to spot a dead green or blue sub-pixel, and it doubles as instant stage, party or "alert" lighting.
As a test pattern, a flat vermilion field makes a dead or stuck pixel jump out, and it exercises the red sub-pixel.
#E34234) — this is also the preview image shown when you share the page.How to use the vermilion screen
The color is already set to Vermilion (#E34234). Tap Open full screen, or the preview, to fill your whole display with vermilion; press Esc or tap again to exit. To keep a copy, pick a size — 1920 × 1080 for a desktop wallpaper, 1080 × 1920 for a phone or 3840 × 2160 for a 4K TV — and tap Download PNG or JPG. The file is created in your browser and saved as vermilion-screen-1920x1080.png, with no watermark. A flat vermilion image compresses to a few kilobytes even at 4K.
Every resolution, aspect ratio and device tip (phones, TVs, projectors, second monitors) is in the full color screen guide.
Vermilion screen color codes
The full-screen color and every download use exactly these values. Tap any row to copy it.
Contrast against white text 4.12:1 · against black text 5.10:1. See the full Vermilion color page for harmonies, shades and tints, or open it in the color picker.
Colors that go with a vermilion screen
Using two screens side by side, a split display or a vermilion wallpaper with accents? These named colors sit in harmony with Vermilion on the color wheel:
Build a full scheme from vermilion in the color matcher or the palette generator, or blend it into another color with the gradient creator for a gradient wallpaper.
Popular color screens
The colors people reach for most often as a full-screen background or light:
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Vermilion screen — FAQ
What is the hex code for a vermilion screen?
A vermilion screen uses the color Vermilion, hex #E34234 — rgb(227, 66, 52). The full-screen view and every download use exactly that value. The nearest standard CSS name is Crimson (#DC143C).
How do I make my whole screen vermilion?
Open this page and tap Open full screen (or tap the preview). Your browser fills the entire display with vermilion and hides its own toolbars; press Esc or tap the screen to come back. To keep it, download it in 1080p, 4K or any size as a free PNG or JPG — no sign-up or watermark.
How bright is a vermilion screen?
A vermilion screen gives off about 20% of the light of a white screen at the same brightness setting, a comfortable level for ambient light. About 4% of its light is blue (a white screen is 33%), which counts as very low blue light.
What color text is easiest to read on a vermilion screen?
Black text, with a contrast ratio of 5.1:1, which passes the WCAG guideline for normal text. Check any other pairing in the contrast checker.