#EE2A5E

#ee2a5e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm

#ee2a5e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 16.47% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.35% magenta, 60.5% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 344.08°, with 85.22% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.2064

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b66672 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66645f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978c59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae535e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0715b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc004f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee2a5e {
  color: #ee2a5e;
}
Background
.bg-ee2a5e {
  background-color: #ee2a5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee2a5e {
  border: 2px solid #ee2a5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee2a5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 42 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee2a5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee2a5e, #ee582a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee2a5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 42 94 / 0.35);
}

Amaranth
#ee2a5e  rgb(238, 42, 94)  hsl(344, 85%, 55%)  Amaranth
#2aeeba  rgb(42, 238, 186)  hsl(164, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#5eee2a  rgb(94, 238, 42)  hsl(104, 85%, 55%)  Neon Green
#2a5eee  rgb(42, 94, 238)  hsl(224, 85%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue