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#EF1C4E

#ef1c4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef1c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 10.98% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.28% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 345.78°, with 86.83% saturation and 52.35% 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 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.1973

Complementary

  1. #ef1c4e
  2. #1cefbd

Split complementary

  1. #ef1c4e
  2. #1cef53
  3. #1cb8ef

Analogous

  1. #ef1cb8
  2. #ef1c4e
  3. #ef531c

Triadic

  1. #ef1c4e
  2. #4eef1c
  3. #1c4eef

Tetradic

  1. #ef1c4e
  2. #efbd1c
  3. #1cefbd
  4. #1c4eef

Square

  1. #ef1c4e
  2. #b8ef1c
  3. #1cefbd
  4. #531cef

Monochromatic

  1. #6a081f
  2. #b20d34
  3. #ef1c4e
  4. #f46386
  5. #f9abbd

Shades

#ef1c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef1c4e
  2. #d71946
  3. #bf163e
  4. #a71437
  5. #8f112f
  6. #780e27
  7. #600b1f
  8. #480817
  9. #300610
  10. #180308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef1c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef1c4e
  2. #f13360
  3. #f24971
  4. #f46083
  5. #f57795
  6. #f78ea7
  7. #f9a4b8
  8. #fabbca
  9. #fcd2dc
  10. #fde8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef1c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef1c4e
  2. #e42653
  3. #d93058
  4. #ce3a5d
  5. #c34462
  6. #b84e67
  7. #ac586c
  8. #a16271
  9. #966c76
  10. #8b767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5626c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645f4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978a48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae4d4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c16e4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef1c4e {
  color: #ef1c4e;
}
Background
.bg-ef1c4e {
  background-color: #ef1c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef1c4e {
  border: 2px solid #ef1c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef1c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 28 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef1c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef1c4e, #ef531c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef1c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 28 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.64 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.71 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.31 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.12 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.23 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.26 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.40 #10e3b1 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ef1c4e  rgb(239, 28, 78)  hsl(346, 87%, 52%)  Amaranth
#1cefbd  rgb(28, 239, 189)  hsl(166, 87%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#4eef1c  rgb(78, 239, 28)  hsl(106, 87%, 52%)  Neon Green
#1c4eef  rgb(28, 78, 239)  hsl(226, 87%, 52%)  Iris