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#EC255C

#ec255c ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec255c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 14.51% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.32% magenta, 61.02% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 343.42°, with 83.97% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.1993

Complementary

  1. #ec255c
  2. #25ecb5

Split complementary

  1. #ec255c
  2. #25ec52
  3. #25bfec

Analogous

  1. #ec25bf
  2. #ec255c
  3. #ec5225

Triadic

  1. #ec255c
  2. #5cec25
  3. #255cec

Tetradic

  1. #ec255c
  2. #ecb525
  3. #25ecb5
  4. #255cec

Square

  1. #ec255c
  2. #bfec25
  3. #25ecb5
  4. #5225ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0a25
  2. #b5103d
  3. #ec255c
  4. #f26b91
  5. #f8b2c5

Shades

#ec255c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec255c
  2. #d42153
  3. #bd1e4a
  4. #a51a40
  5. #8e1637
  6. #76132e
  7. #5e0f25
  8. #470b1c
  9. #2f0712
  10. #180409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec255c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec255c
  2. #ee3b6c
  3. #f0517d
  4. #f2668d
  5. #f47c9d
  6. #f692ae
  7. #f7a8be
  8. #f9bece
  9. #fbd3de
  10. #fde9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec255c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec255c
  2. #e12e60
  3. #d63763
  4. #cc4067
  5. #c1496a
  6. #b6536e
  7. #ab5c72
  8. #a06575
  9. #966e79
  10. #8b777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46470 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63625d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958a57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac505c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6f59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa004c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec255c {
  color: #ec255c;
}
Background
.bg-ec255c {
  background-color: #ec255c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec255c {
  border: 2px solid #ec255c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec255c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 37 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec255c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec255c, #ec5225);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec255c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 37 92 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.27 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.30 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.72 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.57 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.82 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.09 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.96 #13daa3 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec255c  rgb(236, 37, 92)  hsl(343, 84%, 54%)  Amaranth
#25ecb5  rgb(37, 236, 181)  hsl(163, 84%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#5cec25  rgb(92, 236, 37)  hsl(103, 84%, 54%)  Harlequin
#255cec  rgb(37, 92, 236)  hsl(223, 84%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue