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#E00A4A

#e00a4a ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a4a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 3.92% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 66.96% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 342.06°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.1656

Complementary

  1. #e00a4a
  2. #0ae0a0

Split complementary

  1. #e00a4a
  2. #0ae035
  3. #0ab5e0

Analogous

  1. #e00ab5
  2. #e00a4a
  3. #e0350a

Triadic

  1. #e00a4a
  2. #4ae00a
  3. #0a4ae0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a4a
  2. #e0a00a
  3. #0ae0a0
  4. #0a4ae0

Square

  1. #e00a4a
  2. #b5e00a
  3. #0ae0a0
  4. #350ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e031a
  2. #970732
  3. #e00a4a
  4. #f64077
  5. #fa89ab

Shades

#e00a4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a4a
  2. #ca0943
  3. #b3083b
  4. #9d0734
  5. #86062c
  6. #700525
  7. #5a041e
  8. #430316
  9. #2d020f
  10. #160107
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a4a
  2. #e3235c
  3. #e63b6e
  4. #e95480
  5. #ec6c92
  6. #f085a5
  7. #f39db7
  8. #f6b6c9
  9. #f9cedb
  10. #fce7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a4a
  2. #d6164f
  3. #cd2255
  4. #c32d5a
  5. #ba3960
  6. #b04565
  7. #a6516a
  8. #9d5d70
  9. #936875
  10. #8a747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95964 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a574a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8044 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2444a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46546 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee003b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a4a {
  color: #e00a4a;
}
Background
.bg-e00a4a {
  background-color: #e00a4a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a4a {
  border: 2px solid #e00a4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a4a, #e0350a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 74 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.13 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.87 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.54 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.70 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.42 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.67 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.01 #1ff5b5 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e00a4a  rgb(224, 10, 74)  hsl(342, 91%, 46%)  Amaranth
#0ae0a0  rgb(10, 224, 160)  hsl(162, 91%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#4ae00a  rgb(74, 224, 10)  hsl(102, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a4ae0  rgb(10, 74, 224)  hsl(222, 91%, 46%)  Sapphire