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#EB3E56

#eb3e56 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eb3e56 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 24.31% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.62% magenta, 63.4% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 351.68°, with 81.22% saturation and 58.24% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.2178

Complementary

  1. #eb3e56
  2. #3eebd3

Split complementary

  1. #eb3e56
  2. #3eeb7d
  3. #3eaceb

Analogous

  1. #eb3eac
  2. #eb3e56
  3. #eb7d3e

Triadic

  1. #eb3e56
  2. #56eb3e
  3. #3e56eb

Tetradic

  1. #eb3e56
  2. #ebd33e
  3. #3eebd3
  4. #3e56eb

Square

  1. #eb3e56
  2. #aceb3e
  3. #3eebd3
  4. #7d3eeb

Monochromatic

  1. #830e1e
  2. #c8152e
  3. #eb3e56
  4. #f28393
  5. #f9c9cf

Shades

#eb3e56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb3e56
  2. #d4384d
  3. #bc3245
  4. #a52b3c
  5. #8d2534
  6. #761f2b
  7. #5e1922
  8. #47131a
  9. #2f0c11
  10. #180609
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb3e56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb3e56
  2. #ed5167
  3. #ef6578
  4. #f17889
  5. #f38b9a
  6. #f59fab
  7. #f7b2bb
  8. #f9c5cc
  9. #fbd8dd
  10. #fdecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb3e56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb3e56
  2. #e0455a
  3. #d64b5e
  4. #cb5263
  5. #c05867
  6. #b65f6b
  7. #ab666f
  8. #a06c73
  9. #957378
  10. #8b797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6956 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8e51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af5b56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c07653 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9214e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb3e56 {
  color: #eb3e56;
}
Background
.bg-eb3e56 {
  background-color: #eb3e56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb3e56 {
  border: 2px solid #eb3e56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb3e56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 62 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb3e56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb3e56, #eb7d3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb3e56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 62 86 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.31 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.54 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.36 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.28 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.39 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.12 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.12 #14c1a9 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#eb3e56  rgb(235, 62, 86)  hsl(352, 81%, 58%)  Amaranth
#3eebd3  rgb(62, 235, 211)  hsl(172, 81%, 58%)  Turquoise
#56eb3e  rgb(86, 235, 62)  hsl(112, 81%, 58%)  Neon Green
#3e56eb  rgb(62, 86, 235)  hsl(232, 81%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue