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#EF1B4C

#ef1b4c ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef1b4c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 10.59% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.7% magenta, 68.2% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 346.13°, with 86.89% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.81.

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Relative luminance0.1966

Complementary

  1. #ef1b4c
  2. #1befbe

Split complementary

  1. #ef1b4c
  2. #1bef54
  3. #1bb6ef

Analogous

  1. #ef1bb6
  2. #ef1b4c
  3. #ef541b

Triadic

  1. #ef1b4c
  2. #4cef1b
  3. #1b4cef

Tetradic

  1. #ef1b4c
  2. #efbe1b
  3. #1befbe
  4. #1b4cef

Square

  1. #ef1b4c
  2. #b6ef1b
  3. #1befbe
  4. #541bef

Monochromatic

  1. #6a071e
  2. #b10c32
  3. #ef1b4c
  4. #f46284
  5. #f9aabc

Shades

#ef1b4c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef1b4c
  2. #d71844
  3. #bf163d
  4. #a71335
  5. #8f102e
  6. #780e26
  7. #600b1e
  8. #480817
  9. #30050f
  10. #180308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef1b4c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef1b4c
  2. #f1325e
  3. #f24970
  4. #f45f82
  5. #f57694
  6. #f78da6
  7. #f9a4b7
  8. #fabbc9
  9. #fcd1db
  10. #fde8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef1b4c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef1b4c
  2. #e42551
  3. #d92f56
  4. #ce395c
  5. #c34361
  6. #b84e66
  7. #ac586b
  8. #a16270
  9. #966c76
  10. #8b767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5626b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645f4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978a45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae4c4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c16e48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe003f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef1b4c {
  color: #ef1b4c;
}
Background
.bg-ef1b4c {
  background-color: #ef1b4c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef1b4c {
  border: 2px solid #ef1b4c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef1b4c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 27 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef1b4c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef1b4c, #ef541b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef1b4c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 27 76 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.81 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.74 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.02 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.23 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.44 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.66 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.74 #10e4b3 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ef1b4c  rgb(239, 27, 76)  hsl(346, 87%, 52%)  Amaranth
#1befbe  rgb(27, 239, 190)  hsl(166, 87%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#4cef1b  rgb(76, 239, 27)  hsl(106, 87%, 52%)  Neon Green
#1b4cef  rgb(27, 76, 239)  hsl(226, 87%, 52%)  Iris