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#EE274D

#ee274d ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee274d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 15.29% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.61% magenta, 67.65% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 348.54°, with 85.41% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.2016

Complementary

  1. #ee274d
  2. #27eec8

Split complementary

  1. #ee274d
  2. #27ee64
  3. #27b1ee

Analogous

  1. #ee27b1
  2. #ee274d
  3. #ee6427

Triadic

  1. #ee274d
  2. #4dee27
  3. #274dee

Tetradic

  1. #ee274d
  2. #eec827
  3. #27eec8
  4. #274dee

Square

  1. #ee274d
  2. #b1ee27
  3. #27eec8
  4. #6427ee

Monochromatic

  1. #73091d
  2. #ba0f2f
  3. #ee274d
  4. #f46e87
  5. #f9b5c2

Shades

#ee274d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee274d
  2. #d62345
  3. #be1f3e
  4. #a71b36
  5. #8f172e
  6. #771427
  7. #5f101f
  8. #470c17
  9. #30080f
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee274d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee274d
  2. #f03d5f
  3. #f15271
  4. #f36882
  5. #f57d94
  6. #f793a6
  7. #f8a9b8
  8. #fabeca
  9. #fcd4db
  10. #fde9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee274d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee274d
  2. #e33052
  3. #d83957
  4. #cd425c
  5. #c24b61
  6. #b75467
  7. #ac5c6c
  8. #a16571
  9. #966e76
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5656c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67624d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988b47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae504d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c17049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc0042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee274d {
  color: #ee274d;
}
Background
.bg-ee274d {
  background-color: #ee274d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee274d {
  border: 2px solid #ee274d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee274d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 39 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee274d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee274d, #ee6427);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee274d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 39 77 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.06 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.68 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.32 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.99 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.25 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.31 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.15 #11d8b2 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ee274d  rgb(238, 39, 77)  hsl(349, 85%, 54%)  Amaranth
#27eec8  rgb(39, 238, 200)  hsl(169, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#4dee27  rgb(77, 238, 39)  hsl(109, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green
#274dee  rgb(39, 77, 238)  hsl(229, 85%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue