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#EC355A

#ec355a ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec355a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 20.78% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.54% magenta, 61.86% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 347.87°, with 82.81% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.2112

Complementary

  1. #ec355a
  2. #35ecc7

Split complementary

  1. #ec355a
  2. #35ec6c
  3. #35b6ec

Analogous

  1. #ec35b6
  2. #ec355a
  3. #ec6c35

Triadic

  1. #ec355a
  2. #5aec35
  3. #355aec

Tetradic

  1. #ec355a
  2. #ecc735
  3. #35ecc7
  4. #355aec

Square

  1. #ec355a
  2. #b6ec35
  3. #35ecc7
  4. #6c35ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7c0c22
  2. #c21236
  3. #ec355a
  4. #f37b93
  5. #f9c1cc

Shades

#ec355a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec355a
  2. #d43051
  3. #bd2a48
  4. #a5253f
  5. #8e2036
  6. #761b2d
  7. #5e1524
  8. #47101b
  9. #2f0b12
  10. #180509
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec355a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec355a
  2. #ee496b
  3. #f05d7b
  4. #f2728c
  5. #f4869c
  6. #f69aad
  7. #f7aebd
  8. #f9c2ce
  9. #fbd7de
  10. #fdebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec355a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec355a
  2. #e13d5e
  3. #d64462
  4. #cc4c65
  5. #c15369
  6. #b65b6d
  7. #ab6271
  8. #a06a75
  9. #967178
  10. #8b797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56972 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a665a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988c55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0045 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae575a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c07357 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0c4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec355a {
  color: #ec355a;
}
Background
.bg-ec355a {
  background-color: #ec355a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec355a {
  border: 2px solid #ec355a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec355a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 53 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec355a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec355a, #ec6c35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec355a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 53 90 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.68 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.57 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.49 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.13 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.95 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.95 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.80 #13caa5 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec355a  rgb(236, 53, 90)  hsl(348, 83%, 57%)  Amaranth
#35ecc7  rgb(53, 236, 199)  hsl(168, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#5aec35  rgb(90, 236, 53)  hsl(108, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#355aec  rgb(53, 90, 236)  hsl(228, 83%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue