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#ED3759

#ed3759 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ed3759 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 21.57% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.79% magenta, 62.45% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 348.79°, with 83.49% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.2146

Complementary

  1. #ed3759
  2. #37edcb

Split complementary

  1. #ed3759
  2. #37ed70
  3. #37b4ed

Analogous

  1. #ed37b4
  2. #ed3759
  3. #ed7037

Triadic

  1. #ed3759
  2. #59ed37
  3. #3759ed

Tetradic

  1. #ed3759
  2. #edcb37
  3. #37edcb
  4. #3759ed

Square

  1. #ed3759
  2. #b4ed37
  3. #37edcb
  4. #7037ed

Monochromatic

  1. #800b21
  2. #c61233
  3. #ed3759
  4. #f37d93
  5. #fac3cd

Shades

#ed3759 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ed3759
  2. #d53250
  3. #be2c47
  4. #a6273e
  5. #8e2135
  6. #771c2d
  7. #5f1624
  8. #47111b
  9. #2f0b12
  10. #180609
  11. #000000

Tints

#ed3759 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ed3759
  2. #ef4b6a
  3. #f15f7a
  4. #f2738b
  5. #f4879b
  6. #f69bac
  7. #f8afbd
  8. #fac3cd
  9. #fbd7de
  10. #fdebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ed3759 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ed3759
  2. #e23e5d
  3. #d74661
  4. #cc4d65
  5. #c15469
  6. #b75c6d
  7. #ac6370
  8. #a16a74
  9. #967178
  10. #8b797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b66a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6759 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8d54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0046 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af5859 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c17456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb114e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ed3759 {
  color: #ed3759;
}
Background
.bg-ed3759 {
  background-color: #ed3759;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ed3759 {
  border: 2px solid #ed3759;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ed3759;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 55 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ed3759 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed3759, #ed7037);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ed3759 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 55 89 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.84 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.27 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.16 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.79 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.21 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.60 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.27 #12c8a6 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ed3759  rgb(237, 55, 89)  hsl(349, 83%, 57%)  Amaranth
#37edcb  rgb(55, 237, 203)  hsl(169, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise
#59ed37  rgb(89, 237, 55)  hsl(109, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#3759ed  rgb(55, 89, 237)  hsl(229, 83%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue