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#EC0449

#ec0449 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0449 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 1.57% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.31% magenta, 69.07% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 342.16°, with 96.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.184

Complementary

  1. #ec0449
  2. #04eca7

Split complementary

  1. #ec0449
  2. #04ec33
  3. #04bdec

Analogous

  1. #ec04bd
  2. #ec0449
  3. #ec3304

Triadic

  1. #ec0449
  2. #49ec04
  3. #0449ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0449
  2. #eca704
  3. #04eca7
  4. #0449ec

Square

  1. #ec0449
  2. #bdec04
  3. #04eca7
  4. #3304ec

Monochromatic

  1. #56011a
  2. #a10332
  3. #ec0449
  4. #fc4178
  5. #fd8cae

Shades

#ec0449 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0449
  2. #d40442
  3. #bd033a
  4. #a50333
  5. #8e022c
  6. #760225
  7. #5e021d
  8. #470116
  9. #2f010f
  10. #180007
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0449 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0449
  2. #ee1d5b
  3. #f0366d
  4. #f24f80
  5. #f46892
  6. #f682a4
  7. #f79bb6
  8. #f9b4c8
  9. #fbcddb
  10. #fde6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0449 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0449
  2. #e1104f
  3. #d61d54
  4. #cc295a
  5. #c1365f
  6. #b64265
  7. #ab4e6a
  8. #a05b70
  9. #966775
  10. #8b747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25e68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5b49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948642 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4749 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6a45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0449 {
  color: #ec0449;
}
Background
.bg-ec0449 {
  background-color: #ec0449;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0449 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0449;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0449;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 4 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0449 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0449, #ec3304);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0449 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 4 73 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.90 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.98 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.05 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.87 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.96 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.60 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.99 #13fbb6 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec0449  rgb(236, 4, 73)  hsl(342, 97%, 47%)  Amaranth
#04eca7  rgb(4, 236, 167)  hsl(162, 97%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#49ec04  rgb(73, 236, 4)  hsl(102, 97%, 47%)  Harlequin
#0449ec  rgb(4, 73, 236)  hsl(222, 97%, 47%)  Iris