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#EF2D51

#ef2d51 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef2d51 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 17.65% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.17% magenta, 66.11% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 348.87°, with 85.84% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.2082

Complementary

  1. #ef2d51
  2. #2defcb

Split complementary

  1. #ef2d51
  2. #2def6a
  3. #2db2ef

Analogous

  1. #ef2db2
  2. #ef2d51
  3. #ef6a2d

Triadic

  1. #ef2d51
  2. #51ef2d
  3. #2d51ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef2d51
  2. #efcb2d
  3. #2defcb
  4. #2d51ef

Square

  1. #ef2d51
  2. #b2ef2d
  3. #2defcb
  4. #6a2def

Monochromatic

  1. #7a091e
  2. #c10f30
  3. #ef2d51
  4. #f4748c
  5. #fabbc7

Shades

#ef2d51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef2d51
  2. #d72949
  3. #bf2441
  4. #a72039
  5. #8f1b31
  6. #781729
  7. #601220
  8. #480e18
  9. #300910
  10. #180508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef2d51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef2d51
  2. #f14262
  3. #f25774
  4. #f46c85
  5. #f58197
  6. #f796a8
  7. #f9abb9
  8. #fac0cb
  9. #fcd5dc
  10. #fdeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef2d51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef2d51
  2. #e43556
  3. #d93e5a
  4. #ce465f
  5. #c34e64
  6. #b85769
  7. #ac5f6d
  8. #a16772
  9. #966f77
  10. #8b787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6676f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696451 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8c4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af5351 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2724e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd0046 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef2d51 {
  color: #ef2d51;
}
Background
.bg-ef2d51 {
  background-color: #ef2d51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef2d51 {
  border: 2px solid #ef2d51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef2d51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 45 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef2d51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef2d51, #ef6a2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef2d51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 45 81 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.31 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.42 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.12 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.18 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.39 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.74 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.85 #10d2ae Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ef2d51  rgb(239, 45, 81)  hsl(349, 86%, 56%)  Amaranth
#2defcb  rgb(45, 239, 203)  hsl(169, 86%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#51ef2d  rgb(81, 239, 45)  hsl(109, 86%, 56%)  Neon Green
#2d51ef  rgb(45, 81, 239)  hsl(229, 86%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue