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#EC3154

#ec3154 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec3154 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 19.22% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.24% magenta, 64.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 348.77°, with 83.11% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.2067

Complementary

  1. #ec3154
  2. #31ecc9

Split complementary

  1. #ec3154
  2. #31ec6b
  3. #31b1ec

Analogous

  1. #ec31b1
  2. #ec3154
  3. #ec6b31

Triadic

  1. #ec3154
  2. #54ec31
  3. #3154ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec3154
  2. #ecc931
  3. #31ecc9
  4. #3154ec

Square

  1. #ec3154
  2. #b1ec31
  3. #31ecc9
  4. #6b31ec

Monochromatic

  1. #790b20
  2. #bf1232
  3. #ec3154
  4. #f2778e
  5. #f9bdc8

Shades

#ec3154 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec3154
  2. #d42c4c
  3. #bd2743
  4. #a5223b
  5. #8e1d32
  6. #76192a
  7. #5e1422
  8. #470f19
  9. #2f0a11
  10. #180508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec3154 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec3154
  2. #ee4665
  3. #f05a76
  4. #f26f87
  5. #f48398
  6. #f698aa
  7. #f7adbb
  8. #f9c1cc
  9. #fbd6dd
  10. #fdeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec3154 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec3154
  2. #e13958
  3. #d6415d
  4. #cc4961
  5. #c15166
  6. #b6596a
  7. #ab606e
  8. #a06873
  9. #967077
  10. #8b787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5676f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696554 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988b4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae5454 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c07251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0049 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec3154 {
  color: #ec3154;
}
Background
.bg-ec3154 {
  background-color: #ec3154;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec3154 {
  border: 2px solid #ec3154;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec3154;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 49 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec3154 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec3154, #ec6b31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec3154 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 49 84 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.93 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.97 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.07 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.83 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.04 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.33 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.51 #13ceab Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec3154  rgb(236, 49, 84)  hsl(349, 83%, 56%)  Amaranth
#31ecc9  rgb(49, 236, 201)  hsl(169, 83%, 56%)  Turquoise
#54ec31  rgb(84, 236, 49)  hsl(109, 83%, 56%)  Neon Green
#3154ec  rgb(49, 84, 236)  hsl(229, 83%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue