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#EC2A4D

#ec2a4d ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec2a4d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 16.47% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 67.37% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.18°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #ec2a4d
  2. #2aecc9

Split complementary

  1. #ec2a4d
  2. #2aec68
  3. #2aaeec

Analogous

  1. #ec2aae
  2. #ec2a4d
  3. #ec682a

Triadic

  1. #ec2a4d
  2. #4dec2a
  3. #2a4dec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2a4d
  2. #ecc92a
  3. #2aecc9
  4. #2a4dec

Square

  1. #ec2a4d
  2. #aeec2a
  3. #2aecc9
  4. #682aec

Monochromatic

  1. #730a1d
  2. #b9112f
  3. #ec2a4d
  4. #f27088
  5. #f9b6c2

Shades

#ec2a4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2a4d
  2. #d42645
  3. #bd223e
  4. #a51d36
  5. #8e192e
  6. #761527
  7. #5e111f
  8. #470d17
  9. #2f080f
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2a4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2a4d
  2. #ee3f5f
  3. #f05571
  4. #f26a82
  5. #f47f94
  6. #f695a6
  7. #f7aab8
  8. #f9bfca
  9. #fbd4db
  10. #fdeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2a4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2a4d
  2. #e13352
  3. #d63b57
  4. #cc445c
  5. #c14c61
  6. #b65567
  7. #ab5e6c
  8. #a06671
  9. #966f76
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4656c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67624d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978a47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad514d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf7049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2a4d {
  color: #ec2a4d;
}
Background
.bg-ec2a4d {
  background-color: #ec2a4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2a4d {
  border: 2px solid #ec2a4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2a4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 42 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2a4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2a4d, #ec682a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2a4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 42 77 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.90 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.99 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.14 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.98 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.14 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.36 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.10 #13d5b2 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec2a4d  rgb(236, 42, 77)  hsl(349, 84%, 55%)  Amaranth
#2aecc9  rgb(42, 236, 201)  hsl(169, 84%, 55%)  Turquoise
#4dec2a  rgb(77, 236, 42)  hsl(109, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#2a4dec  rgb(42, 77, 236)  hsl(229, 84%, 55%)  Iris