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#E04050

#e04050 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e04050 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 25.1% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 64.29% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 354°, with 72.07% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.2009

Complementary

  1. #e04050
  2. #40e0d0

Split complementary

  1. #e04050
  2. #40e080
  3. #40a0e0

Analogous

  1. #e040a0
  2. #e04050
  3. #e08040

Triadic

  1. #e04050
  2. #50e040
  3. #4050e0

Tetradic

  1. #e04050
  2. #e0d040
  3. #40e0d0
  4. #4050e0

Square

  1. #e04050
  2. #a0e040
  3. #40e0d0
  4. #8040e0

Monochromatic

  1. #74131d
  2. #b61e2d
  3. #e04050
  4. #eb828c
  5. #f5c4c9

Shades

#e04050 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e04050
  2. #ca3a48
  3. #b33340
  4. #9d2d38
  5. #862630
  6. #702028
  7. #5a1a20
  8. #431318
  9. #2d0d10
  10. #160608
  11. #000000

Tints

#e04050 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e04050
  2. #e35362
  3. #e66673
  4. #e97985
  5. #ec8c96
  6. #f0a0a8
  7. #f3b3b9
  8. #f6c6cb
  9. #f9d9dc
  10. #fcecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e04050 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e04050
  2. #d64655
  3. #cd4d5a
  4. #c3535e
  5. #ba5a63
  6. #b06068
  7. #a6666d
  8. #9d6d72
  9. #937376
  10. #8a7a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad696d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c664f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95884b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f60447 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a75950 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8724d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed284b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e04050 {
  color: #e04050;
}
Background
.bg-e04050 {
  background-color: #e04050;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e04050 {
  border: 2px solid #e04050;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e04050;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 64 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 72% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e04050 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e04050, #e08040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e04050 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 64 80 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.96 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.91 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.07 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.29 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.52 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.68 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.88 #1fbfaf Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e04050  rgb(224, 64, 80)  hsl(354, 72%, 56%)  Amaranth
#40e0d0  rgb(64, 224, 208)  hsl(174, 72%, 56%)  Turquoise
#50e040  rgb(80, 224, 64)  hsl(114, 72%, 56%)  Malachite
#4050e0  rgb(64, 80, 224)  hsl(234, 72%, 56%)  Iris