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#EF2A53

#ef2a53 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef2a53 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 16.47% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.43% magenta, 65.27% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 347.51°, with 86.03% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.2063

Complementary

  1. #ef2a53
  2. #2aefc6

Split complementary

  1. #ef2a53
  2. #2aef63
  3. #2ab6ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2ab6
  2. #ef2a53
  3. #ef632a

Triadic

  1. #ef2a53
  2. #53ef2a
  3. #2a53ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef2a53
  2. #efc62a
  3. #2aefc6
  4. #2a53ef

Square

  1. #ef2a53
  2. #b6ef2a
  3. #2aefc6
  4. #632aef

Monochromatic

  1. #770920
  2. #be0e33
  3. #ef2a53
  4. #f4718c
  5. #fab8c6

Shades

#ef2a53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef2a53
  2. #d7264b
  3. #bf2242
  4. #a71d3a
  5. #8f1932
  6. #78152a
  7. #601121
  8. #480d19
  9. #300811
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef2a53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef2a53
  2. #f13f64
  3. #f25575
  4. #f46a87
  5. #f57f98
  6. #f795a9
  7. #f9aaba
  8. #fabfcb
  9. #fcd4dd
  10. #fdeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef2a53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef2a53
  2. #e43358
  3. #d93b5c
  4. #ce4461
  5. #c34c65
  6. #b8556a
  7. #ac5e6e
  8. #a16673
  9. #966f77
  10. #8b777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6666f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686353 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998c4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af5253 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c17150 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd0047 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef2a53 {
  color: #ef2a53;
}
Background
.bg-ef2a53 {
  background-color: #ef2a53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef2a53 {
  border: 2px solid #ef2a53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef2a53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 42 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef2a53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef2a53, #ef632a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef2a53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 42 83 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.02 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.52 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.10 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.19 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.33 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.42 #10d5ac Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ef2a53  rgb(239, 42, 83)  hsl(348, 86%, 55%)  Amaranth
#2aefc6  rgb(42, 239, 198)  hsl(168, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#53ef2a  rgb(83, 239, 42)  hsl(108, 86%, 55%)  Neon Green
#2a53ef  rgb(42, 83, 239)  hsl(228, 86%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue