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#EE1256

#ee1256 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee1256 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.44% magenta, 63.87% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 341.45°, 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.1928

Complementary

  1. #ee1256
  2. #12eeaa

Split complementary

  1. #ee1256
  2. #12ee3c
  3. #12c4ee

Analogous

  1. #ee12c4
  2. #ee1256
  3. #ee3c12

Triadic

  1. #ee1256
  2. #56ee12
  3. #1256ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee1256
  2. #eeaa12
  3. #12eeaa
  4. #1256ee

Square

  1. #ee1256
  2. #c4ee12
  3. #12eeaa
  4. #3c12ee

Monochromatic

  1. #600722
  2. #a80c3c
  3. #ee1256
  4. #f35989
  5. #f8a1bc

Shades

#ee1256 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee1256
  2. #d6104d
  3. #be0e45
  4. #a70d3c
  5. #8f0b34
  6. #77092b
  7. #5f0722
  8. #47051a
  9. #300411
  10. #180209
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee1256 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee1256
  2. #f02a67
  3. #f14178
  4. #f35989
  5. #f5719a
  6. #f789ab
  7. #f8a0bb
  8. #fab8cc
  9. #fcd0dd
  10. #fde7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee1256 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee1256
  2. #e31d5a
  3. #d8285e
  4. #cd3363
  5. #c23e67
  6. #b7496b
  7. #ac546f
  8. #a15f73
  9. #966a78
  10. #8b757c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4606d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605e57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948850 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac4b56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf6c52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc0045 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee1256 {
  color: #ee1256;
}
Background
.bg-ee1256 {
  background-color: #ee1256;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee1256 {
  border: 2px solid #ee1256;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee1256;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 18 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee1256 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee1256, #ee3c12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee1256 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 18 86 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.64 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.80 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.14 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.29 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.81 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.93 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.99 #11eda9 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ee1256  rgb(238, 18, 86)  hsl(341, 87%, 50%)  Amaranth
#12eeaa  rgb(18, 238, 170)  hsl(161, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#56ee12  rgb(86, 238, 18)  hsl(101, 87%, 50%)  Harlequin
#1256ee  rgb(18, 86, 238)  hsl(221, 87%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue