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#EC3752

#ec3752 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec3752 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 21.57% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.69% magenta, 65.25% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 351.05°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.2117

Complementary

  1. #ec3752
  2. #37ecd1

Split complementary

  1. #ec3752
  2. #37ec77
  3. #37adec

Analogous

  1. #ec37ad
  2. #ec3752
  3. #ec7737

Triadic

  1. #ec3752
  2. #52ec37
  3. #3752ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec3752
  2. #ecd137
  3. #37ecd1
  4. #3752ec

Square

  1. #ec3752
  2. #adec37
  3. #37ecd1
  4. #7737ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7e0c1d
  2. #c4132d
  3. #ec3752
  4. #f37d8e
  5. #f9c3cb

Shades

#ec3752 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec3752
  2. #d4324a
  3. #bd2c42
  4. #a52739
  5. #8e2131
  6. #761c29
  7. #5e1621
  8. #471119
  9. #2f0b10
  10. #180608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec3752 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec3752
  2. #ee4b63
  3. #f05f75
  4. #f27386
  5. #f48797
  6. #f69ba9
  7. #f7afba
  8. #f9c3cb
  9. #fbd7dc
  10. #fdebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec3752 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec3752
  2. #e13e57
  3. #d6465b
  4. #cc4d60
  5. #c15464
  6. #b65c69
  7. #ab636e
  8. #a06a72
  9. #967177
  10. #8b797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56970 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6752 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8d4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0043 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae5752 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0744f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0f49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec3752 {
  color: #ec3752;
}
Background
.bg-ec3752 {
  background-color: #ec3752;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec3752 {
  border: 2px solid #ec3752;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec3752;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 55 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec3752 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec3752, #ec7737);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec3752 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 55 82 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.76 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.08 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.98 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.29 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.42 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.55 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.76 #13c8ad Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec3752  rgb(236, 55, 82)  hsl(351, 83%, 57%)  Amaranth
#37ecd1  rgb(55, 236, 209)  hsl(171, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise
#52ec37  rgb(82, 236, 55)  hsl(111, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#3752ec  rgb(55, 82, 236)  hsl(231, 83%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue