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#EC285A

#ec285a ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec285a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 15.69% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.05% magenta, 61.86% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 344.69°, with 83.76% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.2009

Complementary

  1. #ec285a
  2. #28ecba

Split complementary

  1. #ec285a
  2. #28ec58
  3. #28bcec

Analogous

  1. #ec28bc
  2. #ec285a
  3. #ec5828

Triadic

  1. #ec285a
  2. #5aec28
  3. #285aec

Tetradic

  1. #ec285a
  2. #ecba28
  3. #28ecba
  4. #285aec

Square

  1. #ec285a
  2. #bcec28
  3. #28ecba
  4. #5828ec

Monochromatic

  1. #710a24
  2. #b7103b
  3. #ec285a
  4. #f26e90
  5. #f8b5c6

Shades

#ec285a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec285a
  2. #d42451
  3. #bd2048
  4. #a51c3f
  5. #8e1836
  6. #76142d
  7. #5e1024
  8. #470c1b
  9. #2f0812
  10. #180409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec285a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec285a
  2. #ee3e6b
  3. #f0537b
  4. #f2698c
  5. #f47e9c
  6. #f694ad
  7. #f7a9bd
  8. #f9bfce
  9. #fbd4de
  10. #fdeaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec285a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec285a
  2. #e1315e
  3. #d63a62
  4. #cc4265
  5. #c14b69
  6. #b6546d
  7. #ab5d71
  8. #a06675
  9. #966e78
  10. #8b777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46570 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65625a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968a55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac515a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be7057 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa004b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec285a {
  color: #ec285a;
}
Background
.bg-ec285a {
  background-color: #ec285a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec285a {
  border: 2px solid #ec285a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec285a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 40 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec285a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec285a, #ec5828);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec285a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 40 90 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.67 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.88 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.23 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.32 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.20 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.72 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.78 #13d7a5 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec285a  rgb(236, 40, 90)  hsl(345, 84%, 54%)  Amaranth
#28ecba  rgb(40, 236, 186)  hsl(165, 84%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#5aec28  rgb(90, 236, 40)  hsl(105, 84%, 54%)  Neon Green
#285aec  rgb(40, 90, 236)  hsl(225, 84%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue