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#EC0C4E

#ec0c4e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0c4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 4.71% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.92% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 342.32°, with 90.32% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.1865

Complementary

  1. #ec0c4e
  2. #0cecaa

Split complementary

  1. #ec0c4e
  2. #0cec3a
  3. #0cbeec

Analogous

  1. #ec0cbe
  2. #ec0c4e
  3. #ec3a0c

Triadic

  1. #ec0c4e
  2. #4eec0c
  3. #0c4eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0c4e
  2. #ecaa0c
  3. #0cecaa
  4. #0c4eec

Square

  1. #ec0c4e
  2. #beec0c
  3. #0cecaa
  4. #3a0cec

Monochromatic

  1. #5a051e
  2. #a30836
  3. #ec0c4e
  4. #f64e80
  5. #fa97b4

Shades

#ec0c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0c4e
  2. #d40b46
  3. #bd0a3e
  4. #a50837
  5. #8e072f
  6. #760627
  7. #5e051f
  8. #470417
  9. #2f0210
  10. #180108
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0c4e
  2. #ee2460
  3. #f03d71
  4. #f25583
  5. #f46d95
  6. #f686a7
  7. #f79eb8
  8. #f9b6ca
  9. #fbcedc
  10. #fde7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0c4e
  2. #e11853
  3. #d62358
  4. #cc2f5d
  5. #c13a62
  6. #b64667
  7. #ab526c
  8. #a05d71
  9. #966976
  10. #8b747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25f69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605c4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938748 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6b4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0c4e {
  color: #ec0c4e;
}
Background
.bg-ec0c4e {
  background-color: #ec0c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0c4e {
  border: 2px solid #ec0c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 12 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0c4e, #ec3a0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 12 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.63 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.95 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.95 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.96 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.53 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.64 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.99 #13f3b1 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec0c4e  rgb(236, 12, 78)  hsl(342, 90%, 49%)  Amaranth
#0cecaa  rgb(12, 236, 170)  hsl(162, 90%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#4eec0c  rgb(78, 236, 12)  hsl(102, 90%, 49%)  Harlequin
#0c4eec  rgb(12, 78, 236)  hsl(222, 90%, 49%)  Iris