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#E41E4E

#e41e4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e41e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 11.76% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.84% magenta, 65.79% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 345.45°, with 78.57% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.39.

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Relative luminance0.1797

Complementary

  1. #e41e4e
  2. #1ee4b4

Split complementary

  1. #e41e4e
  2. #1ee451
  3. #1eb1e4

Analogous

  1. #e41eb1
  2. #e41e4e
  3. #e4511e

Triadic

  1. #e41e4e
  2. #4ee41e
  3. #1e4ee4

Tetradic

  1. #e41e4e
  2. #e4b41e
  3. #1ee4b4
  4. #1e4ee4

Square

  1. #e41e4e
  2. #b1e41e
  3. #1ee4b4
  4. #511ee4

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0b1f
  2. #a21336
  3. #e41e4e
  4. #ec6284
  5. #f4a7b9

Shades

#e41e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e41e4e
  2. #cd1b46
  3. #b6183e
  4. #a01537
  5. #89122f
  6. #720f27
  7. #5b0c1f
  8. #440917
  9. #2e0610
  10. #170308
  11. #000000

Tints

#e41e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e41e4e
  2. #e73560
  3. #e94b71
  4. #ec6283
  5. #ef7895
  6. #f28fa7
  7. #f4a5b8
  8. #f7bcca
  9. #fad2dc
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e41e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e41e4e
  2. #da2853
  3. #d03258
  4. #c63b5d
  5. #bc4562
  6. #b24f67
  7. #a8596c
  8. #9e6371
  9. #946c76
  10. #8a767b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad5e68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605c4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908448 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa0035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a64a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86a4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f20040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e41e4e {
  color: #e41e4e;
}
Background
.bg-e41e4e {
  background-color: #e41e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e41e4e {
  border: 2px solid #e41e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e41e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 30 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 79% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e41e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e41e4e, #e4511e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e41e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 30 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.39 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.34 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.48 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.68 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.05 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.19 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.65 #1be1b1 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e41e4e  rgb(228, 30, 78)  hsl(345, 79%, 51%)  Amaranth
#1ee4b4  rgb(30, 228, 180)  hsl(165, 79%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#4ee41e  rgb(78, 228, 30)  hsl(105, 79%, 51%)  Neon Green
#1e4ee4  rgb(30, 78, 228)  hsl(225, 79%, 51%)  Iris