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#EC2459

#ec2459 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec2459 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 14.12% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.75% magenta, 62.29% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 344.1°, with 84.03% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.1982

Complementary

  1. #ec2459
  2. #24ecb7

Split complementary

  1. #ec2459
  2. #24ec53
  3. #24bdec

Analogous

  1. #ec24bd
  2. #ec2459
  3. #ec5324

Triadic

  1. #ec2459
  2. #59ec24
  3. #2459ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2459
  2. #ecb724
  3. #24ecb7
  4. #2459ec

Square

  1. #ec2459
  2. #bdec24
  3. #24ecb7
  4. #5324ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6d0a24
  2. #b4103b
  3. #ec2459
  4. #f26a8e
  5. #f8b1c4

Shades

#ec2459 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2459
  2. #d42050
  3. #bd1d47
  4. #a5193e
  5. #8e1635
  6. #76122d
  7. #5e0e24
  8. #470b1b
  9. #2f0712
  10. #180409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2459 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2459
  2. #ee3a6a
  3. #f0507a
  4. #f2668b
  5. #f47c9b
  6. #f692ac
  7. #f7a7bd
  8. #f9bdcd
  9. #fbd3de
  10. #fde9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2459 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2459
  2. #e12d5d
  3. #d63661
  4. #cc4065
  5. #c14969
  6. #b6526d
  7. #ab5b70
  8. #a06474
  9. #966e78
  10. #8b777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4636f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636159 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958954 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac4f59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6f56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa004a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2459 {
  color: #ec2459;
}
Background
.bg-ec2459 {
  background-color: #ec2459;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2459 {
  border: 2px solid #ec2459;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2459;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 36 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2459 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2459, #ec5324);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2459 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 36 89 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.59 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.84 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.08 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.29 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.00 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.74 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.76 #13dba6 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec2459  rgb(236, 36, 89)  hsl(344, 84%, 53%)  Amaranth
#24ecb7  rgb(36, 236, 183)  hsl(164, 84%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#59ec24  rgb(89, 236, 36)  hsl(104, 84%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2459ec  rgb(36, 89, 236)  hsl(224, 84%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue