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#E6404B

#e6404b ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6404b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 25.1% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.17% magenta, 67.39% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 356.02°, with 76.85% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.21

Complementary

  1. #e6404b
  2. #40e6db

Split complementary

  1. #e6404b
  2. #40e688
  3. #409ee6

Analogous

  1. #e6409e
  2. #e6404b
  3. #e68840

Triadic

  1. #e6404b
  2. #4be640
  3. #404be6

Tetradic

  1. #e6404b
  2. #e6db40
  3. #40e6db
  4. #404be6

Square

  1. #e6404b
  2. #9ee640
  3. #40e6db
  4. #8840e6

Monochromatic

  1. #7d1018
  2. #c01924
  3. #e6404b
  4. #ef848b
  5. #f8c7cb

Shades

#e6404b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6404b
  2. #cf3a44
  3. #b8333c
  4. #a12d35
  5. #8a262d
  6. #732026
  7. #5c1a1e
  8. #451317
  9. #2e0d0f
  10. #170608
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6404b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6404b
  2. #e9535d
  3. #eb666f
  4. #ee7981
  5. #f08c93
  6. #f3a0a5
  7. #f5b3b7
  8. #f8c6c9
  9. #fad9db
  10. #fdeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6404b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6404b
  2. #dc4650
  3. #d24d56
  4. #c7535b
  5. #bd5a60
  6. #b36066
  7. #a9666b
  8. #9f6d70
  9. #947375
  10. #8a7a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b26b6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f684a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998b46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc0046 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac5a4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd7448 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f42548 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6404b {
  color: #e6404b;
}
Background
.bg-e6404b {
  background-color: #e6404b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6404b {
  border: 2px solid #e6404b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6404b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 64 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6404b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6404b, #e68840);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6404b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 64 75 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.64 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.07 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.19 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.77 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.22 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.33 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.33 #19bfb4 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e6404b  rgb(230, 64, 75)  hsl(356, 77%, 58%)  Amaranth
#40e6db  rgb(64, 230, 219)  hsl(176, 77%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#4be640  rgb(75, 230, 64)  hsl(116, 77%, 58%)  Malachite
#404be6  rgb(64, 75, 230)  hsl(236, 77%, 58%)  Iris