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#EA2553

#ea2553 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea2553 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 64.53% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 345.99°, 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.15.

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Relative luminance0.1944

Complementary

  1. #ea2553
  2. #25eabc

Split complementary

  1. #ea2553
  2. #25ea5a
  3. #25b6ea

Analogous

  1. #ea25b6
  2. #ea2553
  3. #ea5a25

Triadic

  1. #ea2553
  2. #53ea25
  3. #2553ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea2553
  2. #eabc25
  3. #25eabc
  4. #2553ea

Square

  1. #ea2553
  2. #b6ea25
  3. #25eabc
  4. #5a25ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a21
  2. #b11137
  3. #ea2553
  4. #f16b8a
  5. #f7b1c1

Shades

#ea2553 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea2553
  2. #d3214b
  3. #bb1e42
  4. #a41a3a
  5. #8c1632
  6. #75132a
  7. #5e0f21
  8. #460b19
  9. #2f0711
  10. #170408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea2553 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea2553
  2. #ec3b64
  3. #ee5175
  4. #f06687
  5. #f27c98
  6. #f592a9
  7. #f7a8ba
  8. #f9becb
  9. #fbd3dd
  10. #fde9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea2553 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea2553
  2. #df2e58
  3. #d5375c
  4. #ca4061
  5. #c04965
  6. #b5536a
  7. #aa5c6e
  8. #a06573
  9. #956e77
  10. #8b777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2636c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646053 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95884d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4f53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6e50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f80046 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea2553 {
  color: #ea2553;
}
Background
.bg-ea2553 {
  background-color: #ea2553;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea2553 {
  border: 2px solid #ea2553;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea2553;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea2553 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea2553, #ea5a25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea2553 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 83 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.15 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.74 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.95 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.98 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.23 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.72 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.96 #15daac Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ea2553  rgb(234, 37, 83)  hsl(346, 82%, 53%)  Amaranth
#25eabc  rgb(37, 234, 188)  hsl(166, 82%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#53ea25  rgb(83, 234, 37)  hsl(106, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2553ea  rgb(37, 83, 234)  hsl(226, 82%, 53%)  Iris