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#EC2448

#ec2448 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec2448 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.75% magenta, 69.49% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.2°, 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 2.49.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1956

Complementary

  1. #ec2448
  2. #24ecc8

Split complementary

  1. #ec2448
  2. #24ec64
  3. #24acec

Analogous

  1. #ec24ac
  2. #ec2448
  3. #ec6424

Triadic

  1. #ec2448
  2. #48ec24
  3. #2448ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2448
  2. #ecc824
  3. #24ecc8
  4. #2448ec

Square

  1. #ec2448
  2. #acec24
  3. #24ecc8
  4. #6424ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0a1b
  2. #b4102d
  3. #ec2448
  4. #f26a83
  5. #f8b1be

Shades

#ec2448 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2448
  2. #d42041
  3. #bd1d3a
  4. #a51932
  5. #8e162b
  6. #761224
  7. #5e0e1d
  8. #470b16
  9. #2f070e
  10. #180407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2448 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2448
  2. #ee3a5a
  3. #f0506d
  4. #f2667f
  5. #f47c91
  6. #f692a4
  7. #f7a7b6
  8. #f9bdc8
  9. #fbd3da
  10. #fde9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2448 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2448
  2. #e12d4e
  3. #d63653
  4. #cc4059
  5. #c1495e
  6. #b65264
  7. #ab5b6a
  8. #a0646f
  9. #966e75
  10. #8b777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3636a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666048 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978941 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad4e48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6e44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2448 {
  color: #ec2448;
}
Background
.bg-ec2448 {
  background-color: #ec2448;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2448 {
  border: 2px solid #ec2448;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2448;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 36 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2448 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2448, #ec6424);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2448 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 36 72 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.49 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.44 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.41 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.64 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.28 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.00 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.81 #13dbb7 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec2448  rgb(236, 36, 72)  hsl(349, 84%, 53%)  Amaranth
#24ecc8  rgb(36, 236, 200)  hsl(169, 84%, 53%)  Turquoise
#48ec24  rgb(72, 236, 36)  hsl(109, 84%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2448ec  rgb(36, 72, 236)  hsl(229, 84%, 53%)  Iris