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#EC0248

#ec0248 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0248 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0.78% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.15% magenta, 69.49% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 342.05°, with 98.32% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.1834

Complementary

  1. #ec0248
  2. #02eca6

Split complementary

  1. #ec0248
  2. #02ec31
  3. #02bdec

Analogous

  1. #ec02bd
  2. #ec0248
  3. #ec3102

Triadic

  1. #ec0248
  2. #48ec02
  3. #0248ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0248
  2. #eca602
  3. #02eca6
  4. #0248ec

Square

  1. #ec0248
  2. #bdec02
  3. #02eca6
  4. #3102ec

Monochromatic

  1. #54011a
  2. #a00131
  3. #ec0248
  4. #fd3d77
  5. #fe89ac

Shades

#ec0248 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0248
  2. #d40241
  3. #bd023a
  4. #a50132
  5. #8e012b
  6. #760124
  7. #5e011d
  8. #470116
  9. #2f000e
  10. #180007
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0248 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0248
  2. #ee1b5a
  3. #f0356d
  4. #f24e7f
  5. #f46791
  6. #f681a4
  7. #f79ab6
  8. #f9b3c8
  9. #fbccda
  10. #fde6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0248 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0248
  2. #e10f4e
  3. #d61b53
  4. #cc2859
  5. #c1345e
  6. #b64164
  7. #ab4e6a
  8. #a05a6f
  9. #966775
  10. #8b737a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5a48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938641 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4648 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0248 {
  color: #ec0248;
}
Background
.bg-ec0248 {
  background-color: #ec0248;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0248 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0248;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0248;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 2 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0248 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0248, #ec3102);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0248 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 2 72 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.04 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.88 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.03 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.15 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.81 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.18 #13fdb7 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec0248  rgb(236, 2, 72)  hsl(342, 98%, 47%)  Amaranth
#02eca6  rgb(2, 236, 166)  hsl(162, 98%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#48ec02  rgb(72, 236, 2)  hsl(102, 98%, 47%)  Harlequin
#0248ec  rgb(2, 72, 236)  hsl(222, 98%, 47%)  Iris