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#F00A42

#f00a42 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f00a42 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.83% magenta, 72.5% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 345.39°, 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1914

Complementary

  1. #f00a42
  2. #0af0b8

Split complementary

  1. #f00a42
  2. #0af045
  3. #0ab5f0

Analogous

  1. #f00ab5
  2. #f00a42
  3. #f0450a

Triadic

  1. #f00a42
  2. #42f00a
  3. #0a42f0

Tetradic

  1. #f00a42
  2. #f0b80a
  3. #0af0b8
  4. #0a42f0

Square

  1. #f00a42
  2. #b5f00a
  3. #0af0b8
  4. #450af0

Monochromatic

  1. #5d041a
  2. #a7072e
  3. #f00a42
  4. #f84f78
  5. #fb98b0

Shades

#f00a42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f00a42
  2. #d8093b
  3. #c00835
  4. #a8072e
  5. #900628
  6. #780521
  7. #60041a
  8. #480314
  9. #30020d
  10. #180107
  11. #000000

Tints

#f00a42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f00a42
  2. #f22355
  3. #f33b68
  4. #f5547b
  5. #f66c8e
  6. #f885a1
  7. #f99db3
  8. #fbb6c6
  9. #fcced9
  10. #fee7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f00a42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f00a42
  2. #e51648
  3. #da224e
  4. #ce2d55
  5. #c3395b
  6. #b84561
  7. #ad5167
  8. #a25d6d
  9. #966874
  10. #8b747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635c42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97893a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae4942 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c16c3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f00a42 {
  color: #f00a42;
}
Background
.bg-f00a42 {
  background-color: #f00a42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f00a42 {
  border: 2px solid #f00a42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f00a42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 10 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f00a42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f00a42, #f0450a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f00a42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 10 66 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.48 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.78 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.06 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.05 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.19 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 7.35 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.59 #0ff5bd Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#f00a42  rgb(240, 10, 66)  hsl(345, 92%, 49%)  Amaranth
#0af0b8  rgb(10, 240, 184)  hsl(165, 92%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#42f00a  rgb(66, 240, 10)  hsl(105, 92%, 49%)  Neon Green
#0a42f0  rgb(10, 66, 240)  hsl(225, 92%, 49%)  Iris