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#EA3C5E

#ea3c5e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea3c5e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 23.53% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.36% magenta, 59.83% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 348.28°, with 80.56% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.2153

Complementary

  1. #ea3c5e
  2. #3ceac8

Split complementary

  1. #ea3c5e
  2. #3cea71
  3. #3cb5ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3cb5
  2. #ea3c5e
  3. #ea713c

Triadic

  1. #ea3c5e
  2. #5eea3c
  3. #3c5eea

Tetradic

  1. #ea3c5e
  2. #eac83c
  3. #3ceac8
  4. #3c5eea

Square

  1. #ea3c5e
  2. #b5ea3c
  3. #3ceac8
  4. #713cea

Monochromatic

  1. #7f0e24
  2. #c41537
  3. #ea3c5e
  4. #f18197
  5. #f9c6d0

Shades

#ea3c5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea3c5e
  2. #d33655
  3. #bb304b
  4. #a42a42
  5. #8c2438
  6. #751e2f
  7. #5e1826
  8. #46121c
  9. #2f0c13
  10. #170609
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea3c5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea3c5e
  2. #ec506e
  3. #ee637e
  4. #f0778e
  5. #f28a9e
  6. #f59eaf
  7. #f7b1bf
  8. #f9c5cf
  9. #fbd8df
  10. #fdecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea3c5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea3c5e
  2. #df4361
  3. #d54a65
  4. #ca5068
  5. #c0576c
  6. #b55e6f
  7. #aa6572
  8. #a06c76
  9. #957279
  10. #8b797d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46b74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c695e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988d59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff004a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad5a5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf755b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f82053 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea3c5e {
  color: #ea3c5e;
}
Background
.bg-ea3c5e {
  background-color: #ea3c5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea3c5e {
  border: 2px solid #ea3c5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea3c5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 60 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea3c5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea3c5e, #ea713c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea3c5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 60 94 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.40 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.24 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.33 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.90 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.01 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.09 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.83 #15c3a1 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ea3c5e  rgb(234, 60, 94)  hsl(348, 81%, 58%)  Amaranth
#3ceac8  rgb(60, 234, 200)  hsl(168, 81%, 58%)  Turquoise
#5eea3c  rgb(94, 234, 60)  hsl(108, 81%, 58%)  Neon Green
#3c5eea  rgb(60, 94, 234)  hsl(228, 81%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue