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#EA2A43

#ea2a43 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea2a43 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 16.47% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.05% magenta, 71.37% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 352.19°, with 82.05% saturation and 54.12% 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 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 3.95.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1955

Complementary

  1. #ea2a43
  2. #2aead1

Split complementary

  1. #ea2a43
  2. #2aea71
  3. #2aa3ea

Analogous

  1. #ea2aa3
  2. #ea2a43
  3. #ea712a

Triadic

  1. #ea2a43
  2. #43ea2a
  3. #2a43ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea2a43
  2. #ead12a
  3. #2aead1
  4. #2a43ea

Square

  1. #ea2a43
  2. #a3ea2a
  3. #2aead1
  4. #712aea

Monochromatic

  1. #700b18
  2. #b61227
  3. #ea2a43
  4. #f17080
  5. #f8b5be

Shades

#ea2a43 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea2a43
  2. #d3263c
  3. #bb2236
  4. #a41d2f
  5. #8c1928
  6. #751522
  7. #5e111b
  8. #460d14
  9. #2f080d
  10. #170407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea2a43 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea2a43
  2. #ec3f56
  3. #ee5569
  4. #f06a7b
  5. #f27f8e
  6. #f595a1
  7. #f7aab4
  8. #f9bfc7
  9. #fbd4d9
  10. #fdeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea2a43 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea2a43
  2. #df3349
  3. #d53b4f
  4. #ca4455
  5. #c04c5b
  6. #b55562
  7. #aa5e68
  8. #a0666e
  9. #956f74
  10. #8b777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b26468 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686042 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97893c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac5042 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6f3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea2a43 {
  color: #ea2a43;
}
Background
.bg-ea2a43 {
  background-color: #ea2a43;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea2a43 {
  border: 2px solid #ea2a43;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea2a43;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 42 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea2a43 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea2a43, #ea712a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea2a43 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 42 67 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.95 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.36 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.42 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.61 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.71 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.76 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.84 #15d5bc Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ea2a43  rgb(234, 42, 67)  hsl(352, 82%, 54%)  Amaranth
#2aead1  rgb(42, 234, 209)  hsl(172, 82%, 54%)  Turquoise
#43ea2a  rgb(67, 234, 42)  hsl(112, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green
#2a43ea  rgb(42, 67, 234)  hsl(232, 82%, 54%)  Iris