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#EC2A4F

#ec2a4f ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec2a4f 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 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 66.53% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 348.56°, 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.2005

Complementary

  1. #ec2a4f
  2. #2aecc7

Split complementary

  1. #ec2a4f
  2. #2aec66
  3. #2ab0ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2ab0
  2. #ec2a4f
  3. #ec662a

Triadic

  1. #ec2a4f
  2. #4fec2a
  3. #2a4fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2a4f
  2. #ecc72a
  3. #2aecc7
  4. #2a4fec

Square

  1. #ec2a4f
  2. #b0ec2a
  3. #2aecc7
  4. #662aec

Monochromatic

  1. #730a1e
  2. #b91131
  3. #ec2a4f
  4. #f27089
  5. #f9b6c3

Shades

#ec2a4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2a4f
  2. #d42647
  3. #bd223f
  4. #a51d37
  5. #8e192f
  6. #761528
  7. #5e1120
  8. #470d18
  9. #2f0810
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2a4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2a4f
  2. #ee3f61
  3. #f05572
  4. #f26a84
  5. #f47f95
  6. #f695a7
  7. #f7aab9
  8. #f9bfca
  9. #fbd4dc
  10. #fdeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2a4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2a4f
  2. #e13354
  3. #d63b59
  4. #cc445e
  5. #c14c63
  6. #b65568
  7. #ab5e6c
  8. #a06671
  9. #966f76
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4656d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67624f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978a49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad514f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf704c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2a4f {
  color: #ec2a4f;
}
Background
.bg-ec2a4f {
  background-color: #ec2a4f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2a4f {
  border: 2px solid #ec2a4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2a4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 42 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2a4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2a4f, #ec662a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2a4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 42 79 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.59 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.92 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.38 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.82 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.92 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.60 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.75 #13d5b0 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec2a4f  rgb(236, 42, 79)  hsl(349, 84%, 55%)  Amaranth
#2aecc7  rgb(42, 236, 199)  hsl(169, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#4fec2a  rgb(79, 236, 42)  hsl(109, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#2a4fec  rgb(42, 79, 236)  hsl(229, 84%, 55%)  Iris