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#E23352

#e23352 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e23352 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 20% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.43% magenta, 63.72% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 349.37°, with 75.11% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 0.73.

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Relative luminance0.1915

Complementary

  1. #e23352
  2. #33e2c3

Split complementary

  1. #e23352
  2. #33e26b
  3. #33a9e2

Analogous

  1. #e233a9
  2. #e23352
  3. #e26b33

Triadic

  1. #e23352
  2. #52e233
  3. #3352e2

Tetradic

  1. #e23352
  2. #e2c333
  3. #33e2c3
  4. #3352e2

Square

  1. #e23352
  2. #a9e233
  3. #33e2c3
  4. #6b33e2

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0f20
  2. #b01934
  3. #e23352
  4. #ec768b
  5. #f5b9c4

Shades

#e23352 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e23352
  2. #cb2e4a
  3. #b52942
  4. #9e2439
  5. #881f31
  6. #711a29
  7. #5a1421
  8. #440f19
  9. #2d0a10
  10. #170508
  11. #000000

Tints

#e23352 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e23352
  2. #e54763
  3. #e85c75
  4. #eb7086
  5. #ee8597
  6. #f199a9
  7. #f3adba
  8. #f6c2cb
  9. #f9d6dc
  10. #fcebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e23352 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e23352
  2. #d83b57
  3. #ce425b
  4. #c54a60
  5. #bb5264
  6. #b15a69
  7. #a7616e
  8. #9d6972
  9. #947177
  10. #8a787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad646c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666252 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92864d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f80041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a75352 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86e4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef0b48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e23352 {
  color: #e23352;
}
Background
.bg-e23352 {
  background-color: #e23352;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e23352 {
  border: 2px solid #e23352;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e23352;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 51 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 75% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e23352 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e23352, #e26b33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e23352 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 51 82 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 0.73 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.04 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.61 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.08 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.33 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.67 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.56 #1dccad Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e23352  rgb(226, 51, 82)  hsl(349, 75%, 54%)  Amaranth
#33e2c3  rgb(51, 226, 195)  hsl(169, 75%, 54%)  Turquoise
#52e233  rgb(82, 226, 51)  hsl(109, 75%, 54%)  Malachite
#3352e2  rgb(51, 82, 226)  hsl(229, 75%, 54%)  Iris