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#E42657

#e42657 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e42657 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 14.9% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 61.84% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 344.53°, with 77.87% saturation and 52.16% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.1857

Complementary

  1. #e42657
  2. #26e4b3

Split complementary

  1. #e42657
  2. #26e454
  3. #26b6e4

Analogous

  1. #e426b6
  2. #e42657
  3. #e45426

Triadic

  1. #e42657
  2. #57e426
  3. #2657e4

Tetradic

  1. #e42657
  2. #e4b326
  3. #26e4b3
  4. #2657e4

Square

  1. #e42657
  2. #b6e426
  3. #26e4b3
  4. #5426e4

Monochromatic

  1. #650d23
  2. #a9153b
  3. #e42657
  4. #ec6a8c
  5. #f5aec0

Shades

#e42657 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e42657
  2. #cd224e
  3. #b61e46
  4. #a01b3d
  5. #891734
  6. #72132c
  7. #5b0f23
  8. #440b1a
  9. #2e0811
  10. #170409
  11. #000000

Tints

#e42657 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e42657
  2. #e73c68
  3. #e95179
  4. #ec6789
  5. #ef7d9a
  6. #f293ab
  7. #f4a8bc
  8. #f7becd
  9. #fad4dd
  10. #fce9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e42657 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e42657
  2. #da2f5b
  3. #d0385f
  4. #c64163
  5. #bc4a67
  6. #b2536c
  7. #a85c70
  8. #9e6574
  9. #946e78
  10. #8a777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae616c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615f57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908552 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a64e57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86c54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f10049 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e42657 {
  color: #e42657;
}
Background
.bg-e42657 {
  background-color: #e42657;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e42657 {
  border: 2px solid #e42657;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e42657;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 38 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 78% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e42657 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e42657, #e45426);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e42657 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 38 87 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.45 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.15 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.19 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.07 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.56 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.42 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.52 #1bd9a8 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e42657  rgb(228, 38, 87)  hsl(345, 78%, 52%)  Amaranth
#26e4b3  rgb(38, 228, 179)  hsl(165, 78%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#57e426  rgb(87, 228, 38)  hsl(105, 78%, 52%)  Neon Green
#2657e4  rgb(38, 87, 228)  hsl(225, 78%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue