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#F00A40

#f00a40 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f00a40 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 3.92% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.83% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 345.91°, with 92% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #f00a40
  2. #0af0ba

Split complementary

  1. #f00a40
  2. #0af047
  3. #0ab3f0

Analogous

  1. #f00ab3
  2. #f00a40
  3. #f0470a

Triadic

  1. #f00a40
  2. #40f00a
  3. #0a40f0

Tetradic

  1. #f00a40
  2. #f0ba0a
  3. #0af0ba
  4. #0a40f0

Square

  1. #f00a40
  2. #b3f00a
  3. #0af0ba
  4. #470af0

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0419
  2. #a7072c
  3. #f00a40
  4. #f84f76
  5. #fb98af

Shades

#f00a40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f00a40
  2. #d8093a
  3. #c00833
  4. #a8072d
  5. #900626
  6. #780520
  7. #60041a
  8. #480313
  9. #30020d
  10. #180106
  11. #000000

Tints

#f00a40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f00a40
  2. #f22353
  3. #f33b66
  4. #f55479
  5. #f66c8c
  6. #f885a0
  7. #f99db3
  8. #fbb6c6
  9. #fcced9
  10. #fee7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f00a40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f00a40
  2. #e51646
  3. #da224d
  4. #ce2d53
  5. #c3395a
  6. #b84560
  7. #ad5166
  8. #a25d6d
  9. #966873
  10. #8b747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635c3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978938 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae4840 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c16c3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f00a40 {
  color: #f00a40;
}
Background
.bg-f00a40 {
  background-color: #f00a40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f00a40 {
  border: 2px solid #f00a40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f00a40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 10 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f00a40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f00a40, #f0470a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f00a40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 10 64 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.92 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.04 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.12 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.63 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.89 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.31 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.45 #0ff5bf Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#f00a40  rgb(240, 10, 64)  hsl(346, 92%, 49%)  Amaranth
#0af0ba  rgb(10, 240, 186)  hsl(166, 92%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#40f00a  rgb(64, 240, 10)  hsl(106, 92%, 49%)  Neon Green
#0a40f0  rgb(10, 64, 240)  hsl(226, 92%, 49%)  Iris