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#E4124E

#e4124e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e4124e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 7.06% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.11% magenta, 65.79% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 342.86°, with 85.37% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.1748

Complementary

  1. #e4124e
  2. #12e4a8

Split complementary

  1. #e4124e
  2. #12e43f
  3. #12b7e4

Analogous

  1. #e412b7
  2. #e4124e
  3. #e43f12

Triadic

  1. #e4124e
  2. #4ee412
  3. #124ee4

Tetradic

  1. #e4124e
  2. #e4a812
  3. #12e4a8
  4. #124ee4

Square

  1. #e4124e
  2. #b7e412
  3. #12e4a8
  4. #3f12e4

Monochromatic

  1. #56071d
  2. #9d0c36
  3. #e4124e
  4. #f1517f
  5. #f798b3

Shades

#e4124e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4124e
  2. #cd1046
  3. #b60e3e
  4. #a00d37
  5. #890b2f
  6. #720927
  7. #5b071f
  8. #440517
  9. #2e0410
  10. #170208
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4124e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4124e
  2. #e72a60
  3. #e94171
  4. #ec5983
  5. #ef7195
  6. #f289a7
  7. #f4a0b8
  8. #f7b8ca
  9. #fad0dc
  10. #fce7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4124e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4124e
  2. #da1d53
  3. #d02858
  4. #c6335d
  5. #bc3e62
  6. #b24967
  7. #a8546c
  8. #9e5f71
  9. #946a76
  10. #8a757b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac5c67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8248 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7684b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2003f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4124e {
  color: #e4124e;
}
Background
.bg-e4124e {
  background-color: #e4124e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e4124e {
  border: 2px solid #e4124e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4124e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 18 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4124e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4124e, #e43f12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4124e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 18 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.28 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.03 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.60 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.73 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.92 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.00 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.62 #1bedb1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e4124e  rgb(228, 18, 78)  hsl(343, 85%, 48%)  Amaranth
#12e4a8  rgb(18, 228, 168)  hsl(163, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4ee412  rgb(78, 228, 18)  hsl(103, 85%, 48%)  Neon Green
#124ee4  rgb(18, 78, 228)  hsl(223, 85%, 48%)  Sapphire