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#EC304F

#ec304f ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec304f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 18.82% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.66% magenta, 66.53% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 350.11°, with 83.19% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.2051

Complementary

  1. #ec304f
  2. #30eccd

Split complementary

  1. #ec304f
  2. #30ec6f
  3. #30adec

Analogous

  1. #ec30ad
  2. #ec304f
  3. #ec6f30

Triadic

  1. #ec304f
  2. #4fec30
  3. #304fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec304f
  2. #eccd30
  3. #30eccd
  4. #304fec

Square

  1. #ec304f
  2. #adec30
  3. #30eccd
  4. #6f30ec

Monochromatic

  1. #780b1d
  2. #be112e
  3. #ec304f
  4. #f2768b
  5. #f9bcc6

Shades

#ec304f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec304f
  2. #d42b47
  3. #bd263f
  4. #a52237
  5. #8e1d2f
  6. #761828
  7. #5e1320
  8. #470e18
  9. #2f0a10
  10. #180508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec304f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec304f
  2. #ee4561
  3. #f05972
  4. #f26e84
  5. #f48395
  6. #f698a7
  7. #f7acb9
  8. #f9c1ca
  9. #fbd6dc
  10. #fdeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec304f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec304f
  2. #e13854
  3. #d64059
  4. #cc485e
  5. #c15063
  6. #b65868
  7. #ab606c
  8. #a06871
  9. #967076
  10. #8b787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4676d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a644f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988b49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae544f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0724c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0045 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec304f {
  color: #ec304f;
}
Background
.bg-ec304f {
  background-color: #ec304f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec304f {
  border: 2px solid #ec304f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec304f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 48 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec304f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec304f, #ec6f30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec304f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 48 79 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.22 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.95 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.64 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.66 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.08 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.36 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.15 #13cfb0 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec304f  rgb(236, 48, 79)  hsl(350, 83%, 56%)  Amaranth
#30eccd  rgb(48, 236, 205)  hsl(170, 83%, 56%)  Turquoise
#4fec30  rgb(79, 236, 48)  hsl(110, 83%, 56%)  Neon Green
#304fec  rgb(48, 79, 236)  hsl(230, 83%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue