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#E72F4E

#e72f4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e72f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 18.43% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.65% magenta, 66.23% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 349.89°, with 79.31% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.3.

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Relative luminance0.1957

Complementary

  1. #e72f4e
  2. #2fe7c8

Split complementary

  1. #e72f4e
  2. #2fe76c
  3. #2faae7

Analogous

  1. #e72faa
  2. #e72f4e
  3. #e76c2f

Triadic

  1. #e72f4e
  2. #4ee72f
  3. #2f4ee7

Tetradic

  1. #e72f4e
  2. #e7c82f
  3. #2fe7c8
  4. #2f4ee7

Square

  1. #e72f4e
  2. #aae72f
  3. #2fe7c8
  4. #6c2fe7

Monochromatic

  1. #700d1e
  2. #b51530
  3. #e72f4e
  4. #ef7488
  5. #f7b8c3

Shades

#e72f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e72f4e
  2. #d02a46
  3. #b9263e
  4. #a22137
  5. #8b1c2f
  6. #741827
  7. #5c131f
  8. #450e17
  9. #2e0910
  10. #170508
  11. #000000

Tints

#e72f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e72f4e
  2. #e94460
  3. #ec5971
  4. #ee6d83
  5. #f18295
  6. #f397a7
  7. #f5acb8
  8. #f8c1ca
  9. #fad5dc
  10. #fdeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e72f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e72f4e
  2. #dd3753
  3. #d23f58
  4. #c8475d
  5. #be4f62
  6. #b45867
  7. #a9606c
  8. #9f6871
  9. #957076
  10. #8a787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1656b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67624e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958848 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa524e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc6f4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f50044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e72f4e {
  color: #e72f4e;
}
Background
.bg-e72f4e {
  background-color: #e72f4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e72f4e {
  border: 2px solid #e72f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e72f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 47 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 79% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e72f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e72f4e, #e76c2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e72f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 47 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.30 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.75 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.78 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.14 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.53 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.61 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.80 #18d0b1 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e72f4e  rgb(231, 47, 78)  hsl(350, 79%, 55%)  Amaranth
#2fe7c8  rgb(47, 231, 200)  hsl(170, 79%, 55%)  Turquoise
#4ee72f  rgb(78, 231, 47)  hsl(110, 79%, 55%)  Neon Green
#2f4ee7  rgb(47, 78, 231)  hsl(230, 79%, 55%)  Iris