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#EC3757

#ec3757 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec3757 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.69% magenta, 63.14% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.39°, 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.2125

Complementary

  1. #ec3757
  2. #37eccc

Split complementary

  1. #ec3757
  2. #37ec71
  3. #37b2ec

Analogous

  1. #ec37b2
  2. #ec3757
  3. #ec7137

Triadic

  1. #ec3757
  2. #57ec37
  3. #3757ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec3757
  2. #eccc37
  3. #37eccc
  4. #3757ec

Square

  1. #ec3757
  2. #b2ec37
  3. #37eccc
  4. #7137ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7e0c20
  2. #c41332
  3. #ec3757
  4. #f37d92
  5. #f9c3cc

Shades

#ec3757 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec3757
  2. #d4324e
  3. #bd2c46
  4. #a5273d
  5. #8e2134
  6. #761c2c
  7. #5e1623
  8. #47111a
  9. #2f0b11
  10. #180609
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec3757 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec3757
  2. #ee4b68
  3. #f05f79
  4. #f27389
  5. #f4879a
  6. #f69bab
  7. #f7afbc
  8. #f9c3cd
  9. #fbd7dd
  10. #fdebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec3757 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec3757
  2. #e13e5b
  3. #d6465f
  4. #cc4d63
  5. #c15467
  6. #b65c6c
  7. #ab6370
  8. #a06a74
  9. #967178
  10. #8b797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56a71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6757 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998d52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0045 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae5857 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c07454 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa114d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec3757 {
  color: #ec3757;
}
Background
.bg-ec3757 {
  background-color: #ec3757;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec3757 {
  border: 2px solid #ec3757;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec3757;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 55 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec3757 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec3757, #ec7137);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec3757 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 55 87 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.56 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.19 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.45 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.04 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.05 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.79 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.03 #13c8a8 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec3757  rgb(236, 55, 87)  hsl(349, 83%, 57%)  Amaranth
#37eccc  rgb(55, 236, 204)  hsl(169, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise
#57ec37  rgb(87, 236, 55)  hsl(109, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#3757ec  rgb(55, 87, 236)  hsl(229, 83%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue