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#EC385F

#ec385f ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec385f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 21.96% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.27% magenta, 59.75% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 347°, with 82.57% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.2149

Complementary

  1. #ec385f
  2. #38ecc5

Split complementary

  1. #ec385f
  2. #38ec6b
  3. #38b9ec

Analogous

  1. #ec38b9
  2. #ec385f
  3. #ec6b38

Triadic

  1. #ec385f
  2. #5fec38
  3. #385fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec385f
  2. #ecc538
  3. #38ecc5
  4. #385fec

Square

  1. #ec385f
  2. #b9ec38
  3. #38ecc5
  4. #6b38ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7f0c25
  2. #c51339
  3. #ec385f
  4. #f37e97
  5. #f9c4cf

Shades

#ec385f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec385f
  2. #d43256
  3. #bd2d4c
  4. #a52743
  5. #8e2239
  6. #761c30
  7. #5e1626
  8. #47111d
  9. #2f0b13
  10. #18060a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec385f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec385f
  2. #ee4c6f
  3. #f0607f
  4. #f2748f
  5. #f4889f
  6. #f69caf
  7. #f7afbf
  8. #f9c3cf
  9. #fbd7df
  10. #fdebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec385f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec385f
  2. #e13f62
  3. #d64666
  4. #cc4e69
  5. #c1556c
  6. #b65c70
  7. #ab6373
  8. #a06a76
  9. #967279
  10. #8b797d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56a74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b685f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988d5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae595f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0745c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa1752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec385f {
  color: #ec385f;
}
Background
.bg-ec385f {
  background-color: #ec385f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec385f {
  border: 2px solid #ec385f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec385f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 56 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec385f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec385f, #ec6b38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec385f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 56 95 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.59 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.31 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.36 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.54 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.68 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.27 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.38 #13c7a0 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec385f  rgb(236, 56, 95)  hsl(347, 83%, 57%)  Amaranth
#38ecc5  rgb(56, 236, 197)  hsl(167, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#5fec38  rgb(95, 236, 56)  hsl(107, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#385fec  rgb(56, 95, 236)  hsl(227, 83%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue