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#EC0049

#ec0049 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0049 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 69.07% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 341.44°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.1831

Complementary

  1. #ec0049
  2. #00eca3

Split complementary

  1. #ec0049
  2. #00ec2d
  3. #00bfec

Analogous

  1. #ec00bf
  2. #ec0049
  3. #ec2d00

Triadic

  1. #ec0049
  2. #49ec00
  3. #0049ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0049
  2. #eca300
  3. #00eca3
  4. #0049ec

Square

  1. #ec0049
  2. #bfec00
  3. #00eca3
  4. #2d00ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53001a
  2. #9f0031
  3. #ec0049
  4. #ff3977
  5. #ff86ab

Shades

#ec0049 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0049
  2. #d40042
  3. #bd003a
  4. #a50033
  5. #8e002c
  6. #760025
  7. #5e001d
  8. #470016
  9. #2f000f
  10. #180007
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0049 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0049
  2. #ee1a5b
  3. #f0336d
  4. #f24d80
  5. #f46692
  6. #f680a4
  7. #f799b6
  8. #f9b3c8
  9. #fbccdb
  10. #fde6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0049 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0049
  2. #e10d4f
  3. #d61a54
  4. #cc265a
  5. #c1335f
  6. #b64065
  7. #ab4d6a
  8. #a05a70
  9. #966675
  10. #8b737b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5a49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938642 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4649 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0049 {
  color: #ec0049;
}
Background
.bg-ec0049 {
  background-color: #ec0049;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0049 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0049;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0049;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0049 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0049, #ec2d00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0049 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 73 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.97 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.05 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.07 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.85 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.88 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.54 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.88 #13ffb6 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec0049  rgb(236, 0, 73)  hsl(341, 100%, 46%)  Amaranth
#00eca3  rgb(0, 236, 163)  hsl(161, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#49ec00  rgb(73, 236, 0)  hsl(101, 100%, 46%)  Harlequin
#0049ec  rgb(0, 73, 236)  hsl(221, 100%, 46%)  Iris