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#E51151

#e51151 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e51151 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 6.67% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.58% magenta, 64.63% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 341.89°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.1765

Complementary

  1. #e51151
  2. #11e5a5

Split complementary

  1. #e51151
  2. #11e53b
  3. #11bbe5

Analogous

  1. #e511bb
  2. #e51151
  3. #e53b11

Triadic

  1. #e51151
  2. #51e511
  3. #1151e5

Tetradic

  1. #e51151
  2. #e5a511
  3. #11e5a5
  4. #1151e5

Square

  1. #e51151
  2. #bbe511
  3. #11e5a5
  4. #3b11e5

Monochromatic

  1. #57061f
  2. #9e0c38
  3. #e51151
  4. #f25081
  5. #f798b5

Shades

#e51151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e51151
  2. #ce0f49
  3. #b70e41
  4. #a00c39
  5. #890a31
  6. #730929
  7. #5c0720
  8. #450518
  9. #2e0310
  10. #170208
  11. #000000

Tints

#e51151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e51151
  2. #e82962
  3. #ea4174
  4. #ed5885
  5. #ef7097
  6. #f288a8
  7. #f5a0b9
  8. #f7b8cb
  9. #facfdc
  10. #fce7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e51151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e51151
  2. #db1c56
  3. #d1275a
  4. #c7325f
  5. #bd3d64
  6. #b34969
  7. #a8546d
  8. #9e5f72
  9. #946a77
  10. #8a757b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad5c68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5a51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f834b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb0033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a54751 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8684e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f30041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e51151 {
  color: #e51151;
}
Background
.bg-e51151 {
  background-color: #e51151;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e51151 {
  border: 2px solid #e51151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e51151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 17 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e51151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e51151, #e53b11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e51151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 17 81 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.59 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.32 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.25 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.32 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.89 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.36 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.71 #1aeeae Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e51151  rgb(229, 17, 81)  hsl(342, 86%, 48%)  Amaranth
#11e5a5  rgb(17, 229, 165)  hsl(162, 86%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#51e511  rgb(81, 229, 17)  hsl(102, 86%, 48%)  Harlequin
#1151e5  rgb(17, 81, 229)  hsl(222, 86%, 48%)  Sapphire