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#EC2446

#ec2446 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec2446 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 14.12% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.75% magenta, 70.34% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.8°, with 84.03% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1954

Complementary

  1. #ec2446
  2. #24ecca

Split complementary

  1. #ec2446
  2. #24ec66
  3. #24aaec

Analogous

  1. #ec24aa
  2. #ec2446
  3. #ec6624

Triadic

  1. #ec2446
  2. #46ec24
  3. #2446ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2446
  2. #ecca24
  3. #24ecca
  4. #2446ec

Square

  1. #ec2446
  2. #aaec24
  3. #24ecca
  4. #6624ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0a1a
  2. #b4102c
  3. #ec2446
  4. #f26a81
  5. #f8b1bd

Shades

#ec2446 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2446
  2. #d4203f
  3. #bd1d38
  4. #a51931
  5. #8e162a
  6. #761223
  7. #5e0e1c
  8. #470b15
  9. #2f070e
  10. #180407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2446 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2446
  2. #ee3a59
  3. #f0506b
  4. #f2667e
  5. #f47c90
  6. #f692a3
  7. #f7a7b5
  8. #f9bdc8
  9. #fbd3da
  10. #fde9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2446 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2446
  2. #e12d4c
  3. #d63652
  4. #cc4057
  5. #c1495d
  6. #b65263
  7. #ab5b69
  8. #a0646f
  9. #966e74
  10. #8b777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b36369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666045 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97893f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad4e46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6e42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2446 {
  color: #ec2446;
}
Background
.bg-ec2446 {
  background-color: #ec2446;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2446 {
  border: 2px solid #ec2446;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2446;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 36 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2446 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2446, #ec6624);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2446 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 36 70 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.97 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.72 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.30 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.18 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.54 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.47 #13dbb9 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec2446  rgb(236, 36, 70)  hsl(350, 84%, 53%)  Amaranth
#24ecca  rgb(36, 236, 202)  hsl(170, 84%, 53%)  Turquoise
#46ec24  rgb(70, 236, 36)  hsl(110, 84%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2446ec  rgb(36, 70, 236)  hsl(230, 84%, 53%)  Iris