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#EE174D

#ee174d ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee174d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 9.02% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 67.65% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 344.93°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.5.

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Relative luminance0.1933

Complementary

  1. #ee174d
  2. #17eeb8

Split complementary

  1. #ee174d
  2. #17ee4d
  3. #17b9ee

Analogous

  1. #ee17b9
  2. #ee174d
  3. #ee4d17

Triadic

  1. #ee174d
  2. #4dee17
  3. #174dee

Tetradic

  1. #ee174d
  2. #eeb817
  3. #17eeb8
  4. #174dee

Square

  1. #ee174d
  2. #b9ee17
  3. #17eeb8
  4. #4d17ee

Monochromatic

  1. #65071f
  2. #ac0d35
  3. #ee174d
  4. #f35e84
  5. #f8a6ba

Shades

#ee174d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee174d
  2. #d61545
  3. #be123e
  4. #a71036
  5. #8f0e2e
  6. #770c27
  7. #5f091f
  8. #470717
  9. #30050f
  10. #180208
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee174d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee174d
  2. #f02e5f
  3. #f14571
  4. #f35d82
  5. #f57494
  6. #f78ba6
  7. #f8a2b8
  8. #fab9ca
  9. #fcd1db
  10. #fde8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee174d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee174d
  2. #e32252
  3. #d82c57
  4. #cd375c
  5. #c24161
  6. #b74c67
  7. #ac566c
  8. #a16171
  9. #966b76
  10. #8b767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4616b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635e4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968947 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad4b4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06d49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc003f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee174d {
  color: #ee174d;
}
Background
.bg-ee174d {
  background-color: #ee174d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee174d {
  border: 2px solid #ee174d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee174d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 23 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee174d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee174d, #ee4d17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee174d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 23 77 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.50 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.08 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.97 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.96 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.01 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.30 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.68 #11e8b2 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ee174d  rgb(238, 23, 77)  hsl(345, 86%, 51%)  Amaranth
#17eeb8  rgb(23, 238, 184)  hsl(165, 86%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#4dee17  rgb(77, 238, 23)  hsl(105, 86%, 51%)  Neon Green
#174dee  rgb(23, 77, 238)  hsl(225, 86%, 51%)  Iris