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#E42E5A

#e42e5a ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e42e5a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 18.04% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.82% magenta, 60.53% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 345.49°, with 77.12% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #e42e5a
  2. #2ee4b8

Split complementary

  1. #e42e5a
  2. #2ee45d
  3. #2eb5e4

Analogous

  1. #e42eb5
  2. #e42e5a
  3. #e45d2e

Triadic

  1. #e42e5a
  2. #5ae42e
  3. #2e5ae4

Tetradic

  1. #e42e5a
  2. #e4b82e
  3. #2ee4b8
  4. #2e5ae4

Square

  1. #e42e5a
  2. #b5e42e
  3. #2ee4b8
  4. #5d2ee4

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0e24
  2. #af173b
  3. #e42e5a
  4. #ed7290
  5. #f6b6c5

Shades

#e42e5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e42e5a
  2. #cd2951
  3. #b62548
  4. #a0203f
  5. #891c36
  6. #72172d
  7. #5b1224
  8. #440e1b
  9. #2e0912
  10. #170509
  11. #000000

Tints

#e42e5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e42e5a
  2. #e7436b
  3. #e9587b
  4. #ec6d8c
  5. #ef829c
  6. #f297ad
  7. #f4abbd
  8. #f7c0ce
  9. #fad5de
  10. #fceaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e42e5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e42e5a
  2. #da365e
  3. #d03e62
  4. #c64765
  5. #bc4f69
  6. #b2576d
  7. #a85f71
  8. #9e6775
  9. #947078
  10. #8a787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae636e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63615a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918755 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa0041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7515a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86e57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1004c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e42e5a {
  color: #e42e5a;
}
Background
.bg-e42e5a {
  background-color: #e42e5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e42e5a {
  border: 2px solid #e42e5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e42e5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 46 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 77% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e42e5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e42e5a, #e45d2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e42e5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 46 90 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.61 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 2.96 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.53 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.35 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.62 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.26 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.41 #1bd1a5 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e42e5a  rgb(228, 46, 90)  hsl(345, 77%, 54%)  Amaranth
#2ee4b8  rgb(46, 228, 184)  hsl(165, 77%, 54%)  Caribbean Green
#5ae42e  rgb(90, 228, 46)  hsl(105, 77%, 54%)  Neon Green
#2e5ae4  rgb(46, 90, 228)  hsl(225, 77%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue