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#E63243

#e63243 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e63243 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 19.61% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.26% magenta, 70.87% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 354.33°, with 78.26% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1951

Complementary

  1. #e63243
  2. #32e6d5

Split complementary

  1. #e63243
  2. #32e67b
  3. #329de6

Analogous

  1. #e6329d
  2. #e63243
  3. #e67b32

Triadic

  1. #e63243
  2. #43e632
  3. #3243e6

Tetradic

  1. #e63243
  2. #e6d532
  3. #32e6d5
  4. #3243e6

Square

  1. #e63243
  2. #9de632
  3. #32e6d5
  4. #7b32e6

Monochromatic

  1. #710e17
  2. #b51625
  3. #e63243
  4. #ee7682
  5. #f7bac0

Shades

#e63243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e63243
  2. #cf2d3c
  3. #b82836
  4. #a1232f
  5. #8a1e28
  6. #731922
  7. #5c141b
  8. #450f14
  9. #2e0a0d
  10. #170507
  11. #000000

Tints

#e63243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e63243
  2. #e94756
  3. #eb5b69
  4. #ee707b
  5. #f0848e
  6. #f399a1
  7. #f5adb4
  8. #f8c2c7
  9. #fad6d9
  10. #fdebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e63243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e63243
  2. #dc3a49
  3. #d2424f
  4. #c74955
  5. #bd515b
  6. #b35962
  7. #a96168
  8. #9f696e
  9. #947074
  10. #8a787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b06568 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696242 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96883d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa5342 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb6f3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e63243 {
  color: #e63243;
}
Background
.bg-e63243 {
  background-color: #e63243;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e63243 {
  border: 2px solid #e63243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e63243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 50 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 78% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e63243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e63243, #e67b32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e63243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 50 67 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.38 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.48 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.51 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.35 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.15 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.16 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.16 #19cdbc Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e63243  rgb(230, 50, 67)  hsl(354, 78%, 55%)  Amaranth
#32e6d5  rgb(50, 230, 213)  hsl(174, 78%, 55%)  Turquoise
#43e632  rgb(67, 230, 50)  hsl(114, 78%, 55%)  Malachite
#3243e6  rgb(50, 67, 230)  hsl(234, 78%, 55%)  Iris