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#EC0F45

#ec0f45 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0f45 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 5.88% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.64% magenta, 70.76% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 345.34°, with 88.05% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.186

Complementary

  1. #ec0f45
  2. #0fecb6

Split complementary

  1. #ec0f45
  2. #0fec48
  3. #0fb4ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0fb4
  2. #ec0f45
  3. #ec480f

Triadic

  1. #ec0f45
  2. #45ec0f
  3. #0f45ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0f45
  2. #ecb60f
  3. #0fecb6
  4. #0f45ec

Square

  1. #ec0f45
  2. #b4ec0f
  3. #0fecb6
  4. #480fec

Monochromatic

  1. #5c061b
  2. #a40a30
  3. #ec0f45
  4. #f4537b
  5. #f99bb2

Shades

#ec0f45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0f45
  2. #d40e3e
  3. #bd0c37
  4. #a50b30
  5. #8e0929
  6. #760823
  7. #5e061c
  8. #470515
  9. #2f030e
  10. #180207
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0f45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0f45
  2. #ee2758
  3. #f03f6a
  4. #f2577d
  5. #f46f8f
  6. #f687a2
  7. #f79fb5
  8. #f9b7c7
  9. #fbcfda
  10. #fde7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0f45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0f45
  2. #e11a4b
  3. #d62651
  4. #cc3157
  5. #c13c5d
  6. #b64863
  7. #ab5368
  8. #a05e6e
  9. #966974
  10. #8b757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615b45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95873e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6b41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0f45 {
  color: #ec0f45;
}
Background
.bg-ec0f45 {
  background-color: #ec0f45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0f45 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0f45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0f45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 15 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 88% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0f45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0f45, #ec480f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0f45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 15 69 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.51 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.55 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.97 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.25 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.26 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.66 #13f0ba Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec0f45  rgb(236, 15, 69)  hsl(345, 88%, 49%)  Amaranth
#0fecb6  rgb(15, 236, 182)  hsl(165, 88%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#45ec0f  rgb(69, 236, 15)  hsl(105, 88%, 49%)  Neon Green
#0f45ec  rgb(15, 69, 236)  hsl(225, 88%, 49%)  Iris