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#EC334A

#ec334a ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec334a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 20% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.39% magenta, 68.64% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 352.54°, with 82.96% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.2069

Complementary

  1. #ec334a
  2. #33ecd5

Split complementary

  1. #ec334a
  2. #33ec78
  3. #33a6ec

Analogous

  1. #ec33a6
  2. #ec334a
  3. #ec7833

Triadic

  1. #ec334a
  2. #4aec33
  3. #334aec

Tetradic

  1. #ec334a
  2. #ecd533
  3. #33ecd5
  4. #334aec

Square

  1. #ec334a
  2. #a6ec33
  3. #33ecd5
  4. #7833ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7b0b19
  2. #c11228
  3. #ec334a
  4. #f37988
  5. #f9bfc6

Shades

#ec334a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec334a
  2. #d42e43
  3. #bd293b
  4. #a52434
  5. #8e1f2c
  6. #761a25
  7. #5e141e
  8. #470f16
  9. #2f0a0f
  10. #180507
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec334a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec334a
  2. #ee475c
  3. #f05c6e
  4. #f27080
  5. #f48592
  6. #f699a5
  7. #f7adb7
  8. #f9c2c9
  9. #fbd6db
  10. #fdebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec334a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec334a
  2. #e13b4f
  3. #d64255
  4. #cc4a5a
  5. #c15260
  6. #b65a65
  7. #ab616a
  8. #a06970
  9. #967175
  10. #8b787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5686d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6549 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8c44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae554a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c07246 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec334a {
  color: #ec334a;
}
Background
.bg-ec334a {
  background-color: #ec334a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec334a {
  border: 2px solid #ec334a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec334a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 51 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec334a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec334a, #ec7833);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec334a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 51 74 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.57 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.70 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.91 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.60 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.35 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.85 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.00 #13ccb5 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec334a  rgb(236, 51, 74)  hsl(353, 83%, 56%)  Amaranth
#33ecd5  rgb(51, 236, 213)  hsl(173, 83%, 56%)  Turquoise
#4aec33  rgb(74, 236, 51)  hsl(113, 83%, 56%)  Neon Green
#334aec  rgb(51, 74, 236)  hsl(233, 83%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue