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#ED2248

#ed2248 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ed2248 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 13.33% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.65% magenta, 69.62% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 348.77°, with 84.94% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.1962

Complementary

  1. #ed2248
  2. #22edc7

Split complementary

  1. #ed2248
  2. #22ed62
  3. #22aeed

Analogous

  1. #ed22ae
  2. #ed2248
  3. #ed6222

Triadic

  1. #ed2248
  2. #48ed22
  3. #2248ed

Tetradic

  1. #ed2248
  2. #edc722
  3. #22edc7
  4. #2248ed

Square

  1. #ed2248
  2. #aeed22
  3. #22edc7
  4. #6222ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6d091c
  2. #b40f2e
  3. #ed2248
  4. #f36983
  5. #f9afbd

Shades

#ed2248 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ed2248
  2. #d51f41
  3. #be1b3a
  4. #a61832
  5. #8e142b
  6. #771124
  7. #5f0e1d
  8. #470a16
  9. #2f070e
  10. #180307
  11. #000000

Tints

#ed2248 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ed2248
  2. #ef385a
  3. #f14e6d
  4. #f2647f
  5. #f47a91
  6. #f691a4
  7. #f8a7b6
  8. #fabdc8
  9. #fbd3da
  10. #fde9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ed2248 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ed2248
  2. #e22b4e
  3. #d73553
  4. #cc3e59
  5. #c1485e
  6. #b75164
  7. #ac5a6a
  8. #a1646f
  9. #966d75
  10. #8b777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4636a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666048 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978941 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad4e48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06e44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ed2248 {
  color: #ed2248;
}
Background
.bg-ed2248 {
  background-color: #ed2248;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ed2248 {
  border: 2px solid #ed2248;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ed2248;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 34 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ed2248 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed2248, #ed6222);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ed2248 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 34 72 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.52 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.30 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.49 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.63 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.40 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.80 #12ddb7 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ed2248  rgb(237, 34, 72)  hsl(349, 85%, 53%)  Amaranth
#22edc7  rgb(34, 237, 199)  hsl(169, 85%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#48ed22  rgb(72, 237, 34)  hsl(109, 85%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2248ed  rgb(34, 72, 237)  hsl(229, 85%, 53%)  Iris