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#EF255C

#ef255c ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef255c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 14.51% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.52% magenta, 61.51% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 343.66°, with 86.32% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.2045

Complementary

  1. #ef255c
  2. #25efb8

Split complementary

  1. #ef255c
  2. #25ef53
  3. #25c1ef

Analogous

  1. #ef25c1
  2. #ef255c
  3. #ef5325

Triadic

  1. #ef255c
  2. #5cef25
  3. #255cef

Tetradic

  1. #ef255c
  2. #efb825
  3. #25efb8
  4. #255cef

Square

  1. #ef255c
  2. #c1ef25
  3. #25efb8
  4. #5325ef

Monochromatic

  1. #730825
  2. #ba0e3d
  3. #ef255c
  4. #f46c91
  5. #f9b4c7

Shades

#ef255c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef255c
  2. #d72153
  3. #bf1e4a
  4. #a71a40
  5. #8f1637
  6. #78132e
  7. #600f25
  8. #480b1c
  9. #300712
  10. #180409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef255c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef255c
  2. #f13b6c
  3. #f2517d
  4. #f4668d
  5. #f57c9d
  6. #f792ae
  7. #f9a8be
  8. #fabece
  9. #fcd3de
  10. #fde9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef255c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef255c
  2. #e42e60
  3. #d93763
  4. #ce4067
  5. #c3496a
  6. #b8536e
  7. #ac5c72
  8. #a16575
  9. #966e79
  10. #8b777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b66571 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65635d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978b57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae515c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c17059 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd004c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef255c {
  color: #ef255c;
}
Background
.bg-ef255c {
  background-color: #ef255c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef255c {
  border: 2px solid #ef255c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef255c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 37 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef255c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef255c, #ef5325);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef255c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 37 92 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.30 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.90 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.26 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.37 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.21 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.47 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.59 #10daa3 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ef255c  rgb(239, 37, 92)  hsl(344, 86%, 54%)  Amaranth
#25efb8  rgb(37, 239, 184)  hsl(164, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#5cef25  rgb(92, 239, 37)  hsl(104, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin
#255cef  rgb(37, 92, 239)  hsl(224, 86%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue