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#EA3556

#ea3556 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea3556 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 20.78% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.35% magenta, 63.25% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 349.06°, with 81.17% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.2071

Complementary

  1. #ea3556
  2. #35eac9

Split complementary

  1. #ea3556
  2. #35ea6e
  3. #35b0ea

Analogous

  1. #ea35b0
  2. #ea3556
  3. #ea6e35

Triadic

  1. #ea3556
  2. #56ea35
  3. #3556ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea3556
  2. #eac935
  3. #35eac9
  4. #3556ea

Square

  1. #ea3556
  2. #b0ea35
  3. #35eac9
  4. #6e35ea

Monochromatic

  1. #790d20
  2. #bf1433
  3. #ea3556
  4. #f17a90
  5. #f8c0ca

Shades

#ea3556 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea3556
  2. #d3304d
  3. #bb2a45
  4. #a4253c
  5. #8c2034
  6. #751b2b
  7. #5e1522
  8. #46101a
  9. #2f0b11
  10. #170509
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea3556 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea3556
  2. #ec4967
  3. #ee5d78
  4. #f07289
  5. #f2869a
  6. #f59aab
  7. #f7aebb
  8. #f9c2cc
  9. #fbd7dd
  10. #fdebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea3556 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea3556
  2. #df3d5a
  3. #d5445e
  4. #ca4c63
  5. #c05367
  6. #b55b6b
  7. #aa626f
  8. #a06a73
  9. #957178
  10. #8b797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b36870 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6556 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978b51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0043 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad5656 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be7253 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f80c4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea3556 {
  color: #ea3556;
}
Background
.bg-ea3556 {
  background-color: #ea3556;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea3556 {
  border: 2px solid #ea3556;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea3556;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 53 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea3556 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea3556, #ea6e35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea3556 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 53 86 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.00 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.40 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.00 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.56 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.69 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.33 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.56 #15caa9 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ea3556  rgb(234, 53, 86)  hsl(349, 81%, 56%)  Amaranth
#35eac9  rgb(53, 234, 201)  hsl(169, 81%, 56%)  Turquoise
#56ea35  rgb(86, 234, 53)  hsl(109, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green
#3556ea  rgb(53, 86, 234)  hsl(229, 81%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue