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#E20E4E

#e20e4e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e20e4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 5.49% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.81% magenta, 65.49% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 341.89°, with 88.33% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #e20e4e
  2. #0ee2a2

Split complementary

  1. #e20e4e
  2. #0ee238
  3. #0eb8e2

Analogous

  1. #e20eb8
  2. #e20e4e
  3. #e2380e

Triadic

  1. #e20e4e
  2. #4ee20e
  3. #0e4ee2

Tetradic

  1. #e20e4e
  2. #e2a20e
  3. #0ee2a2
  4. #0e4ee2

Square

  1. #e20e4e
  2. #b8e20e
  3. #0ee2a2
  4. #380ee2

Monochromatic

  1. #52051c
  2. #9a0a35
  3. #e20e4e
  4. #f4497c
  5. #f891b0

Shades

#e20e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e20e4e
  2. #cb0d46
  3. #b50b3e
  4. #9e0a37
  5. #88082f
  6. #710727
  7. #5a061f
  8. #440417
  9. #2d0310
  10. #170108
  11. #000000

Tints

#e20e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e20e4e
  2. #e52660
  3. #e83e71
  4. #eb5683
  5. #ee6e95
  6. #f187a7
  7. #f39fb8
  8. #f6b7ca
  9. #f9cfdc
  10. #fce7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e20e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e20e4e
  2. #d81953
  3. #ce2558
  4. #c5305d
  5. #bb3c62
  6. #b14767
  7. #a7526c
  8. #9d5e71
  9. #946976
  10. #8a757b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab5b66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8148 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f80030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5664b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e20e4e {
  color: #e20e4e;
}
Background
.bg-e20e4e {
  background-color: #e20e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e20e4e {
  border: 2px solid #e20e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e20e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 14 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 88% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e20e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e20e4e, #e2380e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e20e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 14 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.88 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.70 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.63 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.69 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.74 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.80 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.25 #1df1b1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e20e4e  rgb(226, 14, 78)  hsl(342, 88%, 47%)  Amaranth
#0ee2a2  rgb(14, 226, 162)  hsl(162, 88%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#4ee20e  rgb(78, 226, 14)  hsl(102, 88%, 47%)  Lime Green
#0e4ee2  rgb(14, 78, 226)  hsl(222, 88%, 47%)  Sapphire