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#E51146

#e51146 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e51146 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 6.67% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.58% magenta, 69.43% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 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 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.175

Complementary

  1. #e51146
  2. #11e5b0

Split complementary

  1. #e51146
  2. #11e546
  3. #11b0e5

Analogous

  1. #e511b0
  2. #e51146
  3. #e54611

Triadic

  1. #e51146
  2. #46e511
  3. #1146e5

Tetradic

  1. #e51146
  2. #e5b011
  3. #11e5b0
  4. #1146e5

Square

  1. #e51146
  2. #b0e511
  3. #11e5b0
  4. #4611e5

Monochromatic

  1. #57061a
  2. #9e0c30
  3. #e51146
  4. #f25079
  5. #f798b0

Shades

#e51146 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e51146
  2. #ce0f3f
  3. #b70e38
  4. #a00c31
  5. #890a2a
  6. #730923
  7. #5c071c
  8. #450515
  9. #2e030e
  10. #170207
  11. #000000

Tints

#e51146 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e51146
  2. #e82959
  3. #ea416b
  4. #ed587e
  5. #ef7090
  6. #f288a3
  7. #f5a0b5
  8. #f7b8c8
  9. #facfda
  10. #fce7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e51146 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e51146
  2. #db1c4c
  3. #d12752
  4. #c73257
  5. #bd3d5d
  6. #b34963
  7. #a85469
  8. #9e5f6f
  9. #946a74
  10. #8a757a
  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 #ad5c65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5946 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90833f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a64746 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86842 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f30038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e51146 {
  color: #e51146;
}
Background
.bg-e51146 {
  background-color: #e51146;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e51146 {
  border: 2px solid #e51146;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e51146;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 17 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e51146 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e51146, #e54611);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e51146 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 17 70 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.33 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.78 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.23 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.24 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.24 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.56 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.95 #1aeeb9 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e51146  rgb(229, 17, 70)  hsl(345, 86%, 48%)  Amaranth
#11e5b0  rgb(17, 229, 176)  hsl(165, 86%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#46e511  rgb(70, 229, 17)  hsl(105, 86%, 48%)  Neon Green
#1146e5  rgb(17, 70, 229)  hsl(225, 86%, 48%)  Iris