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#E03046

#e03046 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e03046 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 18.82% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.57% magenta, 68.75% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 352.5°, with 73.95% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.184

Complementary

  1. #e03046
  2. #30e0ca

Split complementary

  1. #e03046
  2. #30e072
  3. #309ee0

Analogous

  1. #e0309e
  2. #e03046
  3. #e07230

Triadic

  1. #e03046
  2. #46e030
  3. #3046e0

Tetradic

  1. #e03046
  2. #e0ca30
  3. #30e0ca
  4. #3046e0

Square

  1. #e03046
  2. #9ee030
  3. #30e0ca
  4. #7230e0

Monochromatic

  1. #670f1a
  2. #aa192c
  3. #e03046
  4. #ea7381
  5. #f4b5bd

Shades

#e03046 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e03046
  2. #ca2b3f
  3. #b32638
  4. #9d2231
  5. #861d2a
  6. #701823
  7. #5a131c
  8. #430e15
  9. #2d0a0e
  10. #160507
  11. #000000

Tints

#e03046 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e03046
  2. #e34559
  3. #e6596b
  4. #e96e7e
  5. #ec8390
  6. #f098a3
  7. #f3acb5
  8. #f6c1c8
  9. #f9d6da
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e03046 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e03046
  2. #d6384c
  3. #cd4052
  4. #c34857
  5. #ba505d
  6. #b05863
  7. #a66069
  8. #9d686f
  9. #937074
  10. #8a787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665f45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918440 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55046 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66c43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee003f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e03046 {
  color: #e03046;
}
Background
.bg-e03046 {
  background-color: #e03046;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e03046 {
  border: 2px solid #e03046;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e03046;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 48 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e03046 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e03046, #e07230);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e03046 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 48 70 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.96 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.13 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.08 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.50 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.96 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.34 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.13 #1fcfb9 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e03046  rgb(224, 48, 70)  hsl(353, 74%, 53%)  Amaranth
#30e0ca  rgb(48, 224, 202)  hsl(173, 74%, 53%)  Turquoise
#46e030  rgb(70, 224, 48)  hsl(113, 74%, 53%)  Malachite
#3046e0  rgb(48, 70, 224)  hsl(233, 74%, 53%)  Iris