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#E61A4E

#e61a4e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e61a4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 10.2% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.7% magenta, 66.09% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 344.71°, with 80.31% saturation and 50.2% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.39.

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Relative luminance0.1811

Complementary

  1. #e61a4e
  2. #1ae6b2

Split complementary

  1. #e61a4e
  2. #1ae64c
  3. #1ab4e6

Analogous

  1. #e61ab4
  2. #e61a4e
  3. #e64c1a

Triadic

  1. #e61a4e
  2. #4ee61a
  3. #1a4ee6

Tetradic

  1. #e61a4e
  2. #e6b21a
  3. #1ae6b2
  4. #1a4ee6

Square

  1. #e61a4e
  2. #b4e61a
  3. #1ae6b2
  4. #4c1ae6

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0a1f
  2. #a21236
  3. #e61a4e
  4. #ee5f83
  5. #f5a4b9

Shades

#e61a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e61a4e
  2. #cf1746
  3. #b8153e
  4. #a11237
  5. #8a102f
  6. #730d27
  7. #5c0a1f
  8. #450817
  9. #2e0510
  10. #170308
  11. #000000

Tints

#e61a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e61a4e
  2. #e93160
  3. #eb4871
  4. #ee5f83
  5. #f07695
  6. #f38da7
  7. #f5a3b8
  8. #f8baca
  9. #fad1dc
  10. #fde8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e61a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e61a4e
  2. #dc2453
  3. #d22e58
  4. #c7395d
  5. #bd4362
  6. #b34d67
  7. #a9576c
  8. #9f6171
  9. #946c76
  10. #8a767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae5e68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605c4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918448 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd0034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a74a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b96a4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f40040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e61a4e {
  color: #e61a4e;
}
Background
.bg-e61a4e {
  background-color: #e61a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e61a4e {
  border: 2px solid #e61a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e61a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 26 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 80% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e61a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e61a4e, #e64c1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e61a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 26 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.39 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.48 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.68 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.78 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.80 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.23 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.67 #19e5b1 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e61a4e  rgb(230, 26, 78)  hsl(345, 80%, 50%)  Amaranth
#1ae6b2  rgb(26, 230, 178)  hsl(165, 80%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#4ee61a  rgb(78, 230, 26)  hsl(105, 80%, 50%)  Neon Green
#1a4ee6  rgb(26, 78, 230)  hsl(225, 80%, 50%)  Iris