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#EE124F

#ee124f ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee124f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 7.06% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.44% magenta, 66.81% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 343.36°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.57.

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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #ee124f
  2. #12eeb1

Split complementary

  1. #ee124f
  2. #12ee43
  3. #12bdee

Analogous

  1. #ee12bd
  2. #ee124f
  3. #ee4312

Triadic

  1. #ee124f
  2. #4fee12
  3. #124fee

Tetradic

  1. #ee124f
  2. #eeb112
  3. #12eeb1
  4. #124fee

Square

  1. #ee124f
  2. #bdee12
  3. #12eeb1
  4. #4312ee

Monochromatic

  1. #600720
  2. #a80c37
  3. #ee124f
  4. #f35984
  5. #f8a1b9

Shades

#ee124f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee124f
  2. #d61047
  3. #be0e3f
  4. #a70d37
  5. #8f0b2f
  6. #770928
  7. #5f0720
  8. #470518
  9. #300410
  10. #180208
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee124f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee124f
  2. #f02a61
  3. #f14172
  4. #f35984
  5. #f57195
  6. #f789a7
  7. #f8a0b9
  8. #fab8ca
  9. #fcd0dc
  10. #fde7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee124f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee124f
  2. #e31d54
  3. #d82859
  4. #cd335e
  5. #c23e63
  6. #b74968
  7. #ac546c
  8. #a15f71
  9. #966a76
  10. #8b757b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4606b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615d4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958849 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac4a4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6c4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc003f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee124f {
  color: #ee124f;
}
Background
.bg-ee124f {
  background-color: #ee124f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee124f {
  border: 2px solid #ee124f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee124f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 18 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee124f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee124f, #ee4312);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee124f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 18 79 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.57 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.37 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.30 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.30 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.68 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.88 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.33 #11edb0 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ee124f  rgb(238, 18, 79)  hsl(343, 87%, 50%)  Amaranth
#12eeb1  rgb(18, 238, 177)  hsl(163, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#4fee12  rgb(79, 238, 18)  hsl(103, 87%, 50%)  Harlequin
#124fee  rgb(18, 79, 238)  hsl(223, 87%, 50%)  Iris