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#EF2950

#ef2950 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef2950 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 16.08% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.85% magenta, 66.53% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 348.18°, with 86.09% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.2052

Complementary

  1. #ef2950
  2. #29efc8

Split complementary

  1. #ef2950
  2. #29ef65
  3. #29b3ef

Analogous

  1. #ef29b3
  2. #ef2950
  3. #ef6529

Triadic

  1. #ef2950
  2. #50ef29
  3. #2950ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef2950
  2. #efc829
  3. #29efc8
  4. #2950ef

Square

  1. #ef2950
  2. #b3ef29
  3. #29efc8
  4. #6529ef

Monochromatic

  1. #76091e
  2. #bd0e31
  3. #ef2950
  4. #f4708a
  5. #fab7c4

Shades

#ef2950 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef2950
  2. #d72548
  3. #bf2140
  4. #a71d38
  5. #8f1930
  6. #781528
  7. #601020
  8. #480c18
  9. #300810
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef2950 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef2950
  2. #f13e62
  3. #f25473
  4. #f46985
  5. #f57f96
  6. #f794a8
  7. #f9a9b9
  8. #fabfcb
  9. #fcd4dc
  10. #fdeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef2950 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef2950
  2. #e43255
  3. #d93a5a
  4. #ce435e
  5. #c34c63
  6. #b85568
  7. #ac5d6d
  8. #a16672
  9. #966f76
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6666e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686350 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998c4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af5250 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1714c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd0044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef2950 {
  color: #ef2950;
}
Background
.bg-ef2950 {
  background-color: #ef2950;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef2950 {
  border: 2px solid #ef2950;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef2950;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 41 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef2950 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef2950, #ef6529);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef2950 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 41 80 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.06 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.42 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.42 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.89 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.30 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.74 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.78 #10d6af Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ef2950  rgb(239, 41, 80)  hsl(348, 86%, 55%)  Amaranth
#29efc8  rgb(41, 239, 200)  hsl(168, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#50ef29  rgb(80, 239, 41)  hsl(108, 86%, 55%)  Neon Green
#2950ef  rgb(41, 80, 239)  hsl(228, 86%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue