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#EA2E4E

#ea2e4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea2e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.34% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 349.79°, with 81.74% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.74.

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Relative luminance0.2

Complementary

  1. #ea2e4e
  2. #2eeaca

Split complementary

  1. #ea2e4e
  2. #2eea6c
  3. #2eacea

Analogous

  1. #ea2eac
  2. #ea2e4e
  3. #ea6c2e

Triadic

  1. #ea2e4e
  2. #4eea2e
  3. #2e4eea

Tetradic

  1. #ea2e4e
  2. #eaca2e
  3. #2eeaca
  4. #2e4eea

Square

  1. #ea2e4e
  2. #acea2e
  3. #2eeaca
  4. #6c2eea

Monochromatic

  1. #730c1d
  2. #b9132f
  3. #ea2e4e
  4. #f17489
  5. #f8b9c4

Shades

#ea2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea2e4e
  2. #d32946
  3. #bb253e
  4. #a42037
  5. #8c1c2f
  6. #751727
  7. #5e121f
  8. #460e17
  9. #2f0910
  10. #170508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea2e4e
  2. #ec4360
  3. #ee5871
  4. #f06d83
  5. #f28295
  6. #f597a7
  7. #f7abb8
  8. #f9c0ca
  9. #fbd5dc
  10. #fdeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea2e4e
  2. #df3653
  3. #d53e58
  4. #ca475d
  5. #c04f62
  6. #b55767
  7. #aa5f6c
  8. #a06771
  9. #957076
  10. #8b787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3656c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68624e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978a48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac524e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be704b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f80044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea2e4e {
  color: #ea2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-ea2e4e {
  background-color: #ea2e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #ea2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea2e4e, #ea6c2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.74 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.26 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.15 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.67 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.13 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.56 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.92 #15d1b1 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ea2e4e  rgb(234, 46, 78)  hsl(350, 82%, 55%)  Amaranth
#2eeaca  rgb(46, 234, 202)  hsl(170, 82%, 55%)  Turquoise
#4eea2e  rgb(78, 234, 46)  hsl(110, 82%, 55%)  Neon Green
#2e4eea  rgb(46, 78, 234)  hsl(230, 82%, 55%)  Iris