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#E02A4E

#e02a4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e02a4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 16.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.25% magenta, 65.18% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 348.13°, with 74.59% saturation and 52.16% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.12.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #e02a4e
  2. #2ae0bc

Split complementary

  1. #e02a4e
  2. #2ae061
  3. #2aa9e0

Analogous

  1. #e02aa9
  2. #e02a4e
  3. #e0612a

Triadic

  1. #e02a4e
  2. #4ee02a
  3. #2a4ee0

Tetradic

  1. #e02a4e
  2. #e0bc2a
  3. #2ae0bc
  4. #2a4ee0

Square

  1. #e02a4e
  2. #a9e02a
  3. #2ae0bc
  4. #612ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #630e1f
  2. #a51834
  3. #e02a4e
  4. #ea6d86
  5. #f3b0bd

Shades

#e02a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e02a4e
  2. #ca2646
  3. #b3223e
  4. #9d1d37
  5. #86192f
  6. #701527
  7. #5a111f
  8. #430d17
  9. #2d0810
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#e02a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e02a4e
  2. #e33f60
  3. #e65571
  4. #e96a83
  5. #ec7f95
  6. #f095a7
  7. #f3aab8
  8. #f6bfca
  9. #f9d4dc
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e02a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e02a4e
  2. #d63353
  3. #cd3b58
  4. #c3445d
  5. #ba4c62
  6. #b05567
  7. #a65e6c
  8. #9d6671
  9. #936f76
  10. #8a777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6068 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625e4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8349 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44e4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56b4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed0043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e02a4e {
  color: #e02a4e;
}
Background
.bg-e02a4e {
  background-color: #e02a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e02a4e {
  border: 2px solid #e02a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e02a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 42 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 75% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e02a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e02a4e, #e0612a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e02a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 42 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.80 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.05 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.28 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.28 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.46 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.19 #1fd5b1 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e02a4e  rgb(224, 42, 78)  hsl(348, 75%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2ae0bc  rgb(42, 224, 188)  hsl(168, 75%, 52%)  Turquoise
#4ee02a  rgb(78, 224, 42)  hsl(108, 75%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2a4ee0  rgb(42, 78, 224)  hsl(228, 75%, 52%)  Iris