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#EE004E

#ee004e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee004e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 0% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 67.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 340.34°, with 100% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #ee004e
  2. #00eea0

Split complementary

  1. #ee004e
  2. #00ee29
  3. #00c5ee

Analogous

  1. #ee00c5
  2. #ee004e
  3. #ee2900

Triadic

  1. #ee004e
  2. #4eee00
  3. #004eee

Tetradic

  1. #ee004e
  2. #eea000
  3. #00eea0
  4. #004eee

Square

  1. #ee004e
  2. #c5ee00
  3. #00eea0
  4. #2900ee

Monochromatic

  1. #55001c
  2. #a20035
  3. #ee004e
  4. #ff3c7c
  5. #ff88af

Shades

#ee004e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee004e
  2. #d60046
  3. #be003e
  4. #a70037
  5. #8f002f
  6. #770027
  7. #5f001f
  8. #470017
  9. #300010
  10. #180008
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee004e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee004e
  2. #f01a60
  3. #f13371
  4. #f34d83
  5. #f56695
  6. #f780a7
  7. #f899b8
  8. #fab3ca
  9. #fcccdc
  10. #fde6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee004e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee004e
  2. #e30d53
  3. #d81a58
  4. #cd265d
  5. #c23362
  6. #b74067
  7. #ac4d6c
  8. #a15a71
  9. #966676
  10. #8b737b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b45e6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948747 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6b4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee004e {
  color: #ee004e;
}
Background
.bg-ee004e {
  background-color: #ee004e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee004e {
  border: 2px solid #ee004e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee004e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 0 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee004e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee004e, #ee2900);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee004e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 0 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.92 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.82 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.95 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.16 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.60 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.94 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.00 #11ffb1 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ee004e  rgb(238, 0, 78)  hsl(340, 100%, 47%)  Amaranth
#00eea0  rgb(0, 238, 160)  hsl(160, 100%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#4eee00  rgb(78, 238, 0)  hsl(100, 100%, 47%)  Harlequin
#004eee  rgb(0, 78, 238)  hsl(220, 100%, 47%)  Iris