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#EF2B52

#ef2b52 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef2b52 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 16.86% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.01% magenta, 65.69% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 348.06°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.2069

Complementary

  1. #ef2b52
  2. #2befc8

Split complementary

  1. #ef2b52
  2. #2bef66
  3. #2bb4ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2bb4
  2. #ef2b52
  3. #ef662b

Triadic

  1. #ef2b52
  2. #52ef2b
  3. #2b52ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef2b52
  2. #efc82b
  3. #2befc8
  4. #2b52ef

Square

  1. #ef2b52
  2. #b4ef2b
  3. #2befc8
  4. #662bef

Monochromatic

  1. #78091f
  2. #bf0e32
  3. #ef2b52
  4. #f4728c
  5. #fab9c6

Shades

#ef2b52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef2b52
  2. #d7274a
  3. #bf2242
  4. #a71e39
  5. #8f1a31
  6. #781629
  7. #601121
  8. #480d19
  9. #300910
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef2b52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef2b52
  2. #f14063
  3. #f25575
  4. #f46b86
  5. #f58097
  6. #f795a9
  7. #f9aaba
  8. #fabfcb
  9. #fcd5dc
  10. #fdeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef2b52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef2b52
  2. #e43457
  3. #d93c5b
  4. #ce4560
  5. #c34d64
  6. #b85669
  7. #ac5e6e
  8. #a16772
  9. #966f77
  10. #8b787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6666f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686452 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998c4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af5252 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2724f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd0046 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef2b52 {
  color: #ef2b52;
}
Background
.bg-ef2b52 {
  background-color: #ef2b52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef2b52 {
  border: 2px solid #ef2b52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef2b52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 43 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef2b52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef2b52, #ef662b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef2b52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 43 82 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.09 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.44 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.12 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.22 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.26 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.43 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.73 #10d4ad Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ef2b52  rgb(239, 43, 82)  hsl(348, 86%, 55%)  Amaranth
#2befc8  rgb(43, 239, 200)  hsl(168, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#52ef2b  rgb(82, 239, 43)  hsl(108, 86%, 55%)  Neon Green
#2b52ef  rgb(43, 82, 239)  hsl(228, 86%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue