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#E41C4E

#e41c4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e41c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 10.98% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.72% magenta, 65.79% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 78.74% saturation and 50.2% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #e41c4e
  2. #1ce4b2

Split complementary

  1. #e41c4e
  2. #1ce44e
  3. #1cb2e4

Analogous

  1. #e41cb2
  2. #e41c4e
  3. #e44e1c

Triadic

  1. #e41c4e
  2. #4ee41c
  3. #1c4ee4

Tetradic

  1. #e41c4e
  2. #e4b21c
  3. #1ce4b2
  4. #1c4ee4

Square

  1. #e41c4e
  2. #b2e41c
  3. #1ce4b2
  4. #4e1ce4

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0b1f
  2. #a01336
  3. #e41c4e
  4. #ec6083
  5. #f4a5b9

Shades

#e41c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e41c4e
  2. #cd1946
  3. #b6163e
  4. #a01437
  5. #89112f
  6. #720e27
  7. #5b0b1f
  8. #440817
  9. #2e0610
  10. #170308
  11. #000000

Tints

#e41c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e41c4e
  2. #e73360
  3. #e94971
  4. #ec6083
  5. #ef7795
  6. #f28ea7
  7. #f4a4b8
  8. #f7bbca
  9. #fad2dc
  10. #fce8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e41c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e41c4e
  2. #da2653
  3. #d03058
  4. #c63a5d
  5. #bc4462
  6. #b24e67
  7. #a8586c
  8. #9e6271
  9. #946c76
  10. #8a767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad5e68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908348 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa0034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a64a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8694b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f20040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e41c4e {
  color: #e41c4e;
}
Background
.bg-e41c4e {
  background-color: #e41c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e41c4e {
  border: 2px solid #e41c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e41c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 28 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e41c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e41c4e, #e44e1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e41c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 28 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.56 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.38 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.51 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.55 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.12 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.16 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.52 #1be3b1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e41c4e  rgb(228, 28, 78)  hsl(345, 79%, 50%)  Amaranth
#1ce4b2  rgb(28, 228, 178)  hsl(165, 79%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#4ee41c  rgb(78, 228, 28)  hsl(105, 79%, 50%)  Neon Green
#1c4ee4  rgb(28, 78, 228)  hsl(225, 79%, 50%)  Iris