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#EC244B

#ec244b ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec244b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.75% magenta, 68.22% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 348.3°, 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.196

Complementary

  1. #ec244b
  2. #24ecc5

Split complementary

  1. #ec244b
  2. #24ec61
  3. #24afec

Analogous

  1. #ec24af
  2. #ec244b
  3. #ec6124

Triadic

  1. #ec244b
  2. #4bec24
  3. #244bec

Tetradic

  1. #ec244b
  2. #ecc524
  3. #24ecc5
  4. #244bec

Square

  1. #ec244b
  2. #afec24
  3. #24ecc5
  4. #6124ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0a1d
  2. #b41030
  3. #ec244b
  4. #f26a85
  5. #f8b1bf

Shades

#ec244b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec244b
  2. #d42044
  3. #bd1d3c
  4. #a51935
  5. #8e162d
  6. #761226
  7. #5e0e1e
  8. #470b17
  9. #2f070f
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec244b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec244b
  2. #ee3a5d
  3. #f0506f
  4. #f26681
  5. #f47c93
  6. #f692a5
  7. #f7a7b7
  8. #f9bdc9
  9. #fbd3db
  10. #fde9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec244b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec244b
  2. #e12d50
  3. #d63656
  4. #cc405b
  5. #c14960
  6. #b65266
  7. #ab5b6b
  8. #a06470
  9. #966e75
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3636b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66604b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978945 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac4f4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6e47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec244b {
  color: #ec244b;
}
Background
.bg-ec244b {
  background-color: #ec244b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec244b {
  border: 2px solid #ec244b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec244b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 36 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec244b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec244b, #ec6124);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec244b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 36 75 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.82 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.16 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.67 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.96 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.35 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.62 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.09 #13dbb4 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec244b  rgb(236, 36, 75)  hsl(348, 84%, 53%)  Amaranth
#24ecc5  rgb(36, 236, 197)  hsl(168, 84%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#4bec24  rgb(75, 236, 36)  hsl(108, 84%, 53%)  Neon Green
#244bec  rgb(36, 75, 236)  hsl(228, 84%, 53%)  Iris