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#EF264D

#ef264d ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef264d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 14.9% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.1% magenta, 67.78% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 348.36°, with 86.27% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.2027

Complementary

  1. #ef264d
  2. #26efc8

Split complementary

  1. #ef264d
  2. #26ef63
  3. #26b1ef

Analogous

  1. #ef26b1
  2. #ef264d
  3. #ef6326

Triadic

  1. #ef264d
  2. #4def26
  3. #264def

Tetradic

  1. #ef264d
  2. #efc826
  3. #26efc8
  4. #264def

Square

  1. #ef264d
  2. #b1ef26
  3. #26efc8
  4. #6326ef

Monochromatic

  1. #73091d
  2. #bb0e2f
  3. #ef264d
  4. #f46d87
  5. #fab4c2

Shades

#ef264d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef264d
  2. #d72245
  3. #bf1e3e
  4. #a71b36
  5. #8f172e
  6. #781327
  7. #600f1f
  8. #480b17
  9. #30080f
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef264d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef264d
  2. #f13c5f
  3. #f25171
  4. #f46782
  5. #f57d94
  6. #f793a6
  7. #f9a8b8
  8. #fabeca
  9. #fcd4db
  10. #fde9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef264d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef264d
  2. #e42f52
  3. #d93857
  4. #ce415c
  5. #c34a61
  6. #b85367
  7. #ac5c6c
  8. #a16571
  9. #966e76
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6656c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67624d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998b47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af504d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c17049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd0042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef264d {
  color: #ef264d;
}
Background
.bg-ef264d {
  background-color: #ef264d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef264d {
  border: 2px solid #ef264d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef264d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 38 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef264d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef264d, #ef6326);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef264d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 38 77 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.20 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.52 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.44 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.89 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.25 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.40 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.22 #10d9b2 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ef264d  rgb(239, 38, 77)  hsl(348, 86%, 54%)  Amaranth
#26efc8  rgb(38, 239, 200)  hsl(168, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#4def26  rgb(77, 239, 38)  hsl(108, 86%, 54%)  Neon Green
#264def  rgb(38, 77, 239)  hsl(228, 86%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue