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#E02448

#e02448 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e02448 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 14.12% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.93% magenta, 67.86% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 348.51°, with 75.2% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.1758

Complementary

  1. #e02448
  2. #24e0bc

Split complementary

  1. #e02448
  2. #24e05e
  3. #24a6e0

Analogous

  1. #e024a6
  2. #e02448
  3. #e05e24

Triadic

  1. #e02448
  2. #48e024
  3. #2448e0

Tetradic

  1. #e02448
  2. #e0bc24
  3. #24e0bc
  4. #2448e0

Square

  1. #e02448
  2. #a6e024
  3. #24e0bc
  4. #5e24e0

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0d1d
  2. #a11731
  3. #e02448
  4. #e96780
  5. #f3aab8

Shades

#e02448 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e02448
  2. #ca2041
  3. #b31d3a
  4. #9d1932
  5. #86162b
  6. #701224
  7. #5a0e1d
  8. #430b16
  9. #2d070e
  10. #160407
  11. #000000

Tints

#e02448 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e02448
  2. #e33a5a
  3. #e6506d
  4. #e9667f
  5. #ec7c91
  6. #f092a4
  7. #f3a7b6
  8. #f6bdc8
  9. #f9d3da
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e02448 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e02448
  2. #d62d4e
  3. #cd3653
  4. #c34059
  5. #ba495e
  6. #b05264
  7. #a65b6a
  8. #9d646f
  9. #936e75
  10. #8a777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5e65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615b48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8242 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f60035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44b48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56945 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e02448 {
  color: #e02448;
}
Background
.bg-e02448 {
  background-color: #e02448;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e02448 {
  border: 2px solid #e02448;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e02448;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 36 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e02448 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e02448, #e05e24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e02448 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 36 72 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.04 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.75 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.38 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.56 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.30 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.33 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.74 #1fdbb7 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e02448  rgb(224, 36, 72)  hsl(349, 75%, 51%)  Amaranth
#24e0bc  rgb(36, 224, 188)  hsl(169, 75%, 51%)  Turquoise
#48e024  rgb(72, 224, 36)  hsl(109, 75%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2448e0  rgb(36, 72, 224)  hsl(229, 75%, 51%)  Iris