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#EC1951

#ec1951 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec1951 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 9.8% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.41% magenta, 65.68% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 344.08°, with 84.74% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.44.

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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #ec1951
  2. #19ecb4

Split complementary

  1. #ec1951
  2. #19ec4b
  3. #19baec

Analogous

  1. #ec19ba
  2. #ec1951
  3. #ec4b19

Triadic

  1. #ec1951
  2. #51ec19
  3. #1951ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec1951
  2. #ecb419
  3. #19ecb4
  4. #1951ec

Square

  1. #ec1951
  2. #baec19
  3. #19ecb4
  4. #4b19ec

Monochromatic

  1. #640821
  2. #aa0e38
  3. #ec1951
  4. #f26086
  5. #f8a6bc

Shades

#ec1951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec1951
  2. #d41749
  3. #bd1441
  4. #a51239
  5. #8e0f31
  6. #760d29
  7. #5e0a20
  8. #470818
  9. #2f0510
  10. #180308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec1951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec1951
  2. #ee3062
  3. #f04774
  4. #f25e85
  5. #f47597
  6. #f68ca8
  7. #f7a3b9
  8. #f9bacb
  9. #fbd1dc
  10. #fde8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec1951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec1951
  2. #e12356
  3. #d62e5a
  4. #cc385f
  5. #c14264
  6. #b64d69
  7. #ab576d
  8. #a06172
  9. #966b77
  10. #8b767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3616b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625e51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94884b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4b51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6c4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec1951 {
  color: #ec1951;
}
Background
.bg-ec1951 {
  background-color: #ec1951;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec1951 {
  border: 2px solid #ec1951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec1951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 25 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec1951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec1951, #ec4b19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec1951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 25 81 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.44 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.85 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.55 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.86 #13e6ae Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec1951  rgb(236, 25, 81)  hsl(344, 85%, 51%)  Amaranth
#19ecb4  rgb(25, 236, 180)  hsl(164, 85%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#51ec19  rgb(81, 236, 25)  hsl(104, 85%, 51%)  Neon Green
#1951ec  rgb(25, 81, 236)  hsl(224, 85%, 51%)  Iris