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#EA2544

#ea2544 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea2544 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 14.51% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 70.94% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 350.56°, with 82.43% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #ea2544
  2. #25eacb

Split complementary

  1. #ea2544
  2. #25ea69
  3. #25a7ea

Analogous

  1. #ea25a7
  2. #ea2544
  3. #ea6925

Triadic

  1. #ea2544
  2. #44ea25
  3. #2544ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea2544
  2. #eacb25
  3. #25eacb
  4. #2544ea

Square

  1. #ea2544
  2. #a7ea25
  3. #25eacb
  4. #6925ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a1a
  2. #b1112a
  3. #ea2544
  4. #f16b80
  5. #f7b1bc

Shades

#ea2544 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea2544
  2. #d3213d
  3. #bb1e36
  4. #a41a30
  5. #8c1629
  6. #751322
  7. #5e0f1b
  8. #460b14
  9. #2f070e
  10. #170407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea2544 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea2544
  2. #ec3b57
  3. #ee5169
  4. #f0667c
  5. #f27c8f
  6. #f592a2
  7. #f7a8b4
  8. #f9bec7
  9. #fbd3da
  10. #fde9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea2544 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea2544
  2. #df2e4a
  3. #d53750
  4. #ca4056
  5. #c0495c
  6. #b55362
  7. #aa5c68
  8. #a0656e
  9. #956e74
  10. #8b777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b26268 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665f43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96883d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4e44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6e40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8003b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea2544 {
  color: #ea2544;
}
Background
.bg-ea2544 {
  background-color: #ea2544;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea2544 {
  border: 2px solid #ea2544;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea2544;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea2544 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea2544, #ea6925);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea2544 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 68 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.29 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.92 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.29 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.03 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.52 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.90 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 7.12 #15dabb Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ea2544  rgb(234, 37, 68)  hsl(351, 82%, 53%)  Amaranth
#25eacb  rgb(37, 234, 203)  hsl(171, 82%, 53%)  Turquoise
#44ea25  rgb(68, 234, 37)  hsl(111, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2544ea  rgb(37, 68, 234)  hsl(231, 82%, 53%)  Iris