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#E52257

#e52257 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e52257 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 13.33% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.15% magenta, 62.01% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 343.69°, with 78.95% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1849

Complementary

  1. #e52257
  2. #22e5b0

Split complementary

  1. #e52257
  2. #22e54e
  3. #22b9e5

Analogous

  1. #e522b9
  2. #e52257
  3. #e54e22

Triadic

  1. #e52257
  2. #57e522
  3. #2257e5

Tetradic

  1. #e52257
  2. #e5b022
  3. #22e5b0
  4. #2257e5

Square

  1. #e52257
  2. #b9e522
  3. #22e5b0
  4. #4e22e5

Monochromatic

  1. #620c23
  2. #a7143c
  3. #e52257
  4. #ed668b
  5. #f5abbf

Shades

#e52257 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e52257
  2. #ce1f4e
  3. #b71b46
  4. #a0183d
  5. #891434
  6. #73112c
  7. #5c0e23
  8. #450a1a
  9. #2e0711
  10. #170309
  11. #000000

Tints

#e52257 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e52257
  2. #e83868
  3. #ea4e79
  4. #ed6489
  5. #ef7a9a
  6. #f291ab
  7. #f5a7bc
  8. #f7bdcd
  9. #fad3dd
  10. #fce9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e52257 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e52257
  2. #db2b5b
  3. #d1355f
  4. #c73e63
  5. #bd4867
  6. #b3516c
  7. #a85a70
  8. #9e6474
  9. #946d78
  10. #8a777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae606c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605e58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908552 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a64d57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86b54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f30048 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e52257 {
  color: #e52257;
}
Background
.bg-e52257 {
  background-color: #e52257;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e52257 {
  border: 2px solid #e52257;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e52257;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 34 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 79% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e52257 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e52257, #e54e22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e52257 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 34 87 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.66 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 2.92 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.14 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.87 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.79 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.28 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.57 #1adda8 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e52257  rgb(229, 34, 87)  hsl(344, 79%, 52%)  Amaranth
#22e5b0  rgb(34, 229, 176)  hsl(164, 79%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#57e522  rgb(87, 229, 34)  hsl(104, 79%, 52%)  Neon Green
#2257e5  rgb(34, 87, 229)  hsl(224, 79%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue