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#EC2452

#ec2452 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec2452 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.75% magenta, 65.25% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 346.2°, 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.24.

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Relative luminance0.197

Complementary

  1. #ec2452
  2. #24ecbe

Split complementary

  1. #ec2452
  2. #24ec5a
  3. #24b6ec

Analogous

  1. #ec24b6
  2. #ec2452
  3. #ec5a24

Triadic

  1. #ec2452
  2. #52ec24
  3. #2452ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2452
  2. #ecbe24
  3. #24ecbe
  4. #2452ec

Square

  1. #ec2452
  2. #b6ec24
  3. #24ecbe
  4. #5a24ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0a20
  2. #b41035
  3. #ec2452
  4. #f26a8a
  5. #f8b1c1

Shades

#ec2452 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2452
  2. #d4204a
  3. #bd1d42
  4. #a51939
  5. #8e1631
  6. #761229
  7. #5e0e21
  8. #470b19
  9. #2f0710
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2452 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2452
  2. #ee3a63
  3. #f05075
  4. #f26686
  5. #f47c97
  6. #f692a9
  7. #f7a7ba
  8. #f9bdcb
  9. #fbd3dc
  10. #fde9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2452 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2452
  2. #e12d57
  3. #d6365b
  4. #cc4060
  5. #c14964
  6. #b65269
  7. #ab5b6e
  8. #a06472
  9. #966e77
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4636d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656152 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96894c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac4f52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6f4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0045 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2452 {
  color: #ec2452;
}
Background
.bg-ec2452 {
  background-color: #ec2452;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2452 {
  border: 2px solid #ec2452;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2452;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 36 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2452 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2452, #ec5a24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2452 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 36 82 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.24 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.26 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.43 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.47 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.56 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.71 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.06 #13dbad Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec2452  rgb(236, 36, 82)  hsl(346, 84%, 53%)  Amaranth
#24ecbe  rgb(36, 236, 190)  hsl(166, 84%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#52ec24  rgb(82, 236, 36)  hsl(106, 84%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2452ec  rgb(36, 82, 236)  hsl(226, 84%, 53%)  Iris