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#E00A4E

#e00a4e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 65.18% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 340.93°, 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #e00a4e
  2. #0ae09c

Split complementary

  1. #e00a4e
  2. #0ae031
  3. #0ab9e0

Analogous

  1. #e00ab9
  2. #e00a4e
  3. #e0310a

Triadic

  1. #e00a4e
  2. #4ee00a
  3. #0a4ee0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a4e
  2. #e09c0a
  3. #0ae09c
  4. #0a4ee0

Square

  1. #e00a4e
  2. #b9e00a
  3. #0ae09c
  4. #310ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e031b
  2. #970735
  3. #e00a4e
  4. #f6407a
  5. #fa89ad

Shades

#e00a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a4e
  2. #ca0946
  3. #b3083e
  4. #9d0737
  5. #86062f
  6. #700527
  7. #5a041f
  8. #430317
  9. #2d0210
  10. #160108
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a4e
  2. #e32360
  3. #e63b71
  4. #e95483
  5. #ec6c95
  6. #f085a7
  7. #f39db8
  8. #f6b6ca
  9. #f9cedc
  10. #fce7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a4e
  2. #d61653
  3. #cd2258
  4. #c32d5d
  5. #ba3962
  6. #b04567
  7. #a6516c
  8. #9d5d71
  9. #936876
  10. #8a747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95965 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a574e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8048 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1444e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3654b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a4e {
  color: #e00a4e;
}
Background
.bg-e00a4e {
  background-color: #e00a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a4e {
  border: 2px solid #e00a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a4e, #e0310a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.46 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.47 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.34 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.73 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.76 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.61 #1ff5b1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#e00a4e  rgb(224, 10, 78)  hsl(341, 91%, 46%)  Amaranth
#0ae09c  rgb(10, 224, 156)  hsl(161, 91%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#4ee00a  rgb(78, 224, 10)  hsl(101, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a4ee0  rgb(10, 78, 224)  hsl(221, 91%, 46%)  Sapphire