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#EA255B

#ea255b ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea255b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 14.51% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 61.11% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 343.55°, with 82.43% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.1957

Complementary

  1. #ea255b
  2. #25eab4

Split complementary

  1. #ea255b
  2. #25ea51
  3. #25beea

Analogous

  1. #ea25be
  2. #ea255b
  3. #ea5125

Triadic

  1. #ea255b
  2. #5bea25
  3. #255bea

Tetradic

  1. #ea255b
  2. #eab425
  3. #25eab4
  4. #255bea

Square

  1. #ea255b
  2. #beea25
  3. #25eab4
  4. #5125ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a25
  2. #b1113d
  3. #ea255b
  4. #f16b90
  5. #f7b1c4

Shades

#ea255b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea255b
  2. #d32152
  3. #bb1e49
  4. #a41a40
  5. #8c1637
  6. #75132e
  7. #5e0f24
  8. #460b1b
  9. #2f0712
  10. #170409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea255b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea255b
  2. #ec3b6b
  3. #ee517c
  4. #f0668c
  5. #f27c9d
  6. #f592ad
  7. #f7a8bd
  8. #f9bece
  9. #fbd3de
  10. #fde9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea255b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea255b
  2. #df2e5f
  3. #d53762
  4. #ca4066
  5. #c0496a
  6. #b5536e
  7. #aa5c71
  8. #a06575
  9. #956e79
  10. #8b777c
  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 #b2636f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62615c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948856 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4f5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc6e58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8004b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea255b {
  color: #ea255b;
}
Background
.bg-ea255b {
  background-color: #ea255b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea255b {
  border: 2px solid #ea255b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea255b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea255b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea255b, #ea5125);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea255b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 91 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.07 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.11 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.44 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.31 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.01 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.04 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.63 #15daa4 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ea255b  rgb(234, 37, 91)  hsl(344, 82%, 53%)  Amaranth
#25eab4  rgb(37, 234, 180)  hsl(164, 82%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#5bea25  rgb(91, 234, 37)  hsl(104, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green
#255bea  rgb(37, 91, 234)  hsl(224, 82%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue