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#EA2549

#ea2549 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea2549 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 349.04°, 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.193

Complementary

  1. #ea2549
  2. #25eac6

Split complementary

  1. #ea2549
  2. #25ea64
  3. #25abea

Analogous

  1. #ea25ab
  2. #ea2549
  3. #ea6425

Triadic

  1. #ea2549
  2. #49ea25
  3. #2549ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea2549
  2. #eac625
  3. #25eac6
  4. #2549ea

Square

  1. #ea2549
  2. #abea25
  3. #25eac6
  4. #6425ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a1c
  2. #b1112e
  3. #ea2549
  4. #f16b83
  5. #f7b1be

Shades

#ea2549 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea2549
  2. #d32142
  3. #bb1e3a
  4. #a41a33
  5. #8c162c
  6. #751325
  7. #5e0f1d
  8. #460b16
  9. #2f070f
  10. #170407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea2549 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea2549
  2. #ec3b5b
  3. #ee516d
  4. #f06680
  5. #f27c92
  6. #f592a4
  7. #f7a8b6
  8. #f9bec8
  9. #fbd3db
  10. #fde9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea2549 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea2549
  2. #df2e4f
  3. #d53754
  4. #ca405a
  5. #c0495f
  6. #b55365
  7. #aa5c6a
  8. #a06570
  9. #956e75
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b26269 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655f49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968843 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4e49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6e45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea2549 {
  color: #ea2549;
}
Background
.bg-ea2549 {
  background-color: #ea2549;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea2549 {
  border: 2px solid #ea2549;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea2549;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea2549 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea2549, #ea6425);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea2549 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 73 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.02 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.64 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.19 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.84 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.13 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.11 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.37 #15dab6 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ea2549  rgb(234, 37, 73)  hsl(349, 82%, 53%)  Amaranth
#25eac6  rgb(37, 234, 198)  hsl(169, 82%, 53%)  Turquoise
#49ea25  rgb(73, 234, 37)  hsl(109, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2549ea  rgb(37, 73, 234)  hsl(229, 82%, 53%)  Iris