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#EE2149

#ee2149 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee2149 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 12.94% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.13% magenta, 69.33% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 348.29°, with 85.77% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.41.

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Relative luminance0.1975

Complementary

  1. #ee2149
  2. #21eec6

Split complementary

  1. #ee2149
  2. #21ee60
  3. #21b0ee

Analogous

  1. #ee21b0
  2. #ee2149
  3. #ee6021

Triadic

  1. #ee2149
  2. #49ee21
  3. #2149ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee2149
  2. #eec621
  3. #21eec6
  4. #2149ee

Square

  1. #ee2149
  2. #b0ee21
  3. #21eec6
  4. #6021ee

Monochromatic

  1. #6e081c
  2. #b50e2e
  3. #ee2149
  4. #f36883
  5. #f9afbe

Shades

#ee2149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee2149
  2. #d61e42
  3. #be1a3a
  4. #a71733
  5. #8f142c
  6. #771125
  7. #5f0d1d
  8. #470a16
  9. #30070f
  10. #180307
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee2149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee2149
  2. #f0375b
  3. #f14d6d
  4. #f36480
  5. #f57a92
  6. #f790a4
  7. #f8a6b6
  8. #fabcc8
  9. #fcd3db
  10. #fde9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee2149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee2149
  2. #e32b4f
  3. #d83454
  4. #cd3e5a
  5. #c2475f
  6. #b75165
  7. #ac5a6a
  8. #a16470
  9. #966d75
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5636a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666049 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988a42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae4e49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06f45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee2149 {
  color: #ee2149;
}
Background
.bg-ee2149 {
  background-color: #ee2149;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee2149 {
  border: 2px solid #ee2149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee2149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 33 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee2149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee2149, #ee6021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee2149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 33 73 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.41 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.04 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.71 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.77 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.44 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.63 #11deb6 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ee2149  rgb(238, 33, 73)  hsl(348, 86%, 53%)  Amaranth
#21eec6  rgb(33, 238, 198)  hsl(168, 86%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#49ee21  rgb(73, 238, 33)  hsl(108, 86%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2149ee  rgb(33, 73, 238)  hsl(228, 86%, 53%)  Iris