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#E23151

#e23151 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e23151 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 19.22% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.32% magenta, 64.16% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 349.15°, with 75.32% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 0.57.

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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #e23151
  2. #31e2c2

Split complementary

  1. #e23151
  2. #31e269
  3. #31aae2

Analogous

  1. #e231aa
  2. #e23151
  3. #e26931

Triadic

  1. #e23151
  2. #51e231
  3. #3151e2

Tetradic

  1. #e23151
  2. #e2c231
  3. #31e2c2
  4. #3151e2

Square

  1. #e23151
  2. #aae231
  3. #31e2c2
  4. #6931e2

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0f20
  2. #ae1834
  3. #e23151
  4. #eb748a
  5. #f5b7c2

Shades

#e23151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e23151
  2. #cb2c49
  3. #b52741
  4. #9e2239
  5. #881d31
  6. #711929
  7. #5a1420
  8. #440f18
  9. #2d0a10
  10. #170508
  11. #000000

Tints

#e23151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e23151
  2. #e54662
  3. #e85a74
  4. #eb6f85
  5. #ee8397
  6. #f198a8
  7. #f3adb9
  8. #f6c1cb
  9. #f9d6dc
  10. #fceaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e23151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e23151
  2. #d83956
  3. #ce415a
  4. #c5495f
  5. #bb5164
  6. #b15969
  7. #a7606d
  8. #9d6872
  9. #947077
  10. #8a787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad636b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656151 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92864c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a65251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86e4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef0347 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e23151 {
  color: #e23151;
}
Background
.bg-e23151 {
  background-color: #e23151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e23151 {
  border: 2px solid #e23151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e23151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 49 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 75% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e23151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e23151, #e26931);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e23151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 49 81 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 0.57 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.04 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.65 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.84 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.40 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.63 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.52 #1dceae Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e23151  rgb(226, 49, 81)  hsl(349, 75%, 54%)  Amaranth
#31e2c2  rgb(49, 226, 194)  hsl(169, 75%, 54%)  Turquoise
#51e231  rgb(81, 226, 49)  hsl(109, 75%, 54%)  Malachite
#3151e2  rgb(49, 81, 226)  hsl(229, 75%, 54%)  Iris