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#E53B59

#e53b59 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e53b59 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 23.14% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.24% magenta, 61.14% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 349.41°, with 76.58% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.2051

Complementary

  1. #e53b59
  2. #3be5c7

Split complementary

  1. #e53b59
  2. #3be572
  3. #3baee5

Analogous

  1. #e53bae
  2. #e53b59
  3. #e5723b

Triadic

  1. #e53b59
  2. #59e53b
  3. #3b59e5

Tetradic

  1. #e53b59
  2. #e5c73b
  3. #3be5c7
  4. #3b59e5

Square

  1. #e53b59
  2. #aee53b
  3. #3be5c7
  4. #723be5

Monochromatic

  1. #771022
  2. #bb1935
  3. #e53b59
  4. #ee7f92
  5. #f7c2cb

Shades

#e53b59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e53b59
  2. #ce3550
  3. #b72f47
  4. #a0293e
  5. #892335
  6. #731e2d
  7. #5c1824
  8. #45121b
  9. #2e0c12
  10. #170609
  11. #000000

Tints

#e53b59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e53b59
  2. #e84f6a
  3. #ea627a
  4. #ed768b
  5. #ef899b
  6. #f29dac
  7. #f5b1bd
  8. #f7c4cd
  9. #fad8de
  10. #fcebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e53b59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e53b59
  2. #db425d
  3. #d14961
  4. #c75065
  5. #bd5769
  6. #b35e6d
  7. #a86470
  8. #9e6b74
  9. #947278
  10. #8a797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b06970 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6659 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958a54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb0048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa5859 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb7256 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f21f4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e53b59 {
  color: #e53b59;
}
Background
.bg-e53b59 {
  background-color: #e53b59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e53b59 {
  border: 2px solid #e53b59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e53b59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 59 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 77% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e53b59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e53b59, #e5723b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e53b59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 59 89 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.22 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.38 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.86 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.97 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.31 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.91 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.67 #1ac4a6 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e53b59  rgb(229, 59, 89)  hsl(349, 77%, 56%)  Amaranth
#3be5c7  rgb(59, 229, 199)  hsl(169, 77%, 56%)  Turquoise
#59e53b  rgb(89, 229, 59)  hsl(109, 77%, 56%)  Malachite
#3b59e5  rgb(59, 89, 229)  hsl(229, 77%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue