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#E23059

#e23059 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e23059 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 18.82% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.76% magenta, 60.62% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 346.18°, with 75.42% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.19

Complementary

  1. #e23059
  2. #30e2b9

Split complementary

  1. #e23059
  2. #30e260
  3. #30b2e2

Analogous

  1. #e230b2
  2. #e23059
  3. #e26030

Triadic

  1. #e23059
  2. #59e230
  3. #3059e2

Tetradic

  1. #e23059
  2. #e2b930
  3. #30e2b9
  4. #3059e2

Square

  1. #e23059
  2. #b2e230
  3. #30e2b9
  4. #6030e2

Monochromatic

  1. #6a0f24
  2. #ad183b
  3. #e23059
  4. #eb738f
  5. #f5b6c5

Shades

#e23059 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e23059
  2. #cb2b50
  3. #b52647
  4. #9e223e
  5. #881d35
  6. #71182d
  7. #5a1324
  8. #440e1b
  9. #2d0a12
  10. #170509
  11. #000000

Tints

#e23059 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e23059
  2. #e5456a
  3. #e8597a
  4. #eb6e8b
  5. #ee839b
  6. #f198ac
  7. #f3acbd
  8. #f6c1cd
  9. #f9d6de
  10. #fceaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e23059 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e23059
  2. #d8385d
  3. #ce4061
  4. #c54865
  5. #bb5069
  6. #b1586d
  7. #a76070
  8. #9d6874
  9. #947078
  10. #8a787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad636d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646159 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918654 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f80042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a65259 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b76d56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef054c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e23059 {
  color: #e23059;
}
Background
.bg-e23059 {
  background-color: #e23059;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e23059 {
  border: 2px solid #e23059;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e23059;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 48 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 75% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e23059 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e23059, #e26030);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e23059 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 48 89 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.38 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.12 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.68 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.22 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.49 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.51 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.52 #1dcfa6 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e23059  rgb(226, 48, 89)  hsl(346, 75%, 54%)  Amaranth
#30e2b9  rgb(48, 226, 185)  hsl(166, 75%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#59e230  rgb(89, 226, 48)  hsl(106, 75%, 54%)  Lime Green
#3059e2  rgb(48, 89, 226)  hsl(226, 75%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue