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#EC284C

#ec284c ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec284c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 15.69% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.05% magenta, 67.8% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 348.98°, with 83.76% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.1987

Complementary

  1. #ec284c
  2. #28ecc8

Split complementary

  1. #ec284c
  2. #28ec66
  3. #28aeec

Analogous

  1. #ec28ae
  2. #ec284c
  3. #ec6628

Triadic

  1. #ec284c
  2. #4cec28
  3. #284cec

Tetradic

  1. #ec284c
  2. #ecc828
  3. #28ecc8
  4. #284cec

Square

  1. #ec284c
  2. #aeec28
  3. #28ecc8
  4. #6628ec

Monochromatic

  1. #710a1d
  2. #b7102f
  3. #ec284c
  4. #f26e87
  5. #f8b5c1

Shades

#ec284c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec284c
  2. #d42444
  3. #bd203d
  4. #a51c35
  5. #8e182e
  6. #761426
  7. #5e101e
  8. #470c17
  9. #2f080f
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec284c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec284c
  2. #ee3e5e
  3. #f05370
  4. #f26982
  5. #f47e94
  6. #f694a6
  7. #f7a9b7
  8. #f9bfc9
  9. #fbd4db
  10. #fdeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec284c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec284c
  2. #e13151
  3. #d63a56
  4. #cc425c
  5. #c14b61
  6. #b65466
  7. #ab5d6b
  8. #a06670
  9. #966e76
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4646b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67614c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978a46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad504c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6f48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec284c {
  color: #ec284c;
}
Background
.bg-ec284c {
  background-color: #ec284c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec284c {
  border: 2px solid #ec284c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec284c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 40 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec284c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec284c, #ec6628);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec284c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 40 76 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.91 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.06 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.94 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.99 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.28 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.34 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.19 #13d7b3 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec284c  rgb(236, 40, 76)  hsl(349, 84%, 54%)  Amaranth
#28ecc8  rgb(40, 236, 200)  hsl(169, 84%, 54%)  Turquoise
#4cec28  rgb(76, 236, 40)  hsl(109, 84%, 54%)  Neon Green
#284cec  rgb(40, 76, 236)  hsl(229, 84%, 54%)  Iris