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#EA2555

#ea2555 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea2555 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 63.68% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 345.38°, 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 1.58.

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Relative luminance0.1947

Complementary

  1. #ea2555
  2. #25eaba

Split complementary

  1. #ea2555
  2. #25ea58
  3. #25b8ea

Analogous

  1. #ea25b8
  2. #ea2555
  3. #ea5825

Triadic

  1. #ea2555
  2. #55ea25
  3. #2555ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea2555
  2. #eaba25
  3. #25eaba
  4. #2555ea

Square

  1. #ea2555
  2. #b8ea25
  3. #25eaba
  4. #5825ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a22
  2. #b11138
  3. #ea2555
  4. #f16b8b
  5. #f7b1c2

Shades

#ea2555 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea2555
  2. #d3214d
  3. #bb1e44
  4. #a41a3c
  5. #8c1633
  6. #75132b
  7. #5e0f22
  8. #460b1a
  9. #2f0711
  10. #170409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea2555 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea2555
  2. #ec3b66
  3. #ee5177
  4. #f06688
  5. #f27c99
  6. #f592aa
  7. #f7a8bb
  8. #f9becc
  9. #fbd3dd
  10. #fde9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea2555 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea2555
  2. #df2e59
  3. #d5375e
  4. #ca4062
  5. #c04966
  6. #b5536b
  7. #aa5c6f
  8. #a06573
  9. #956e77
  10. #8b777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2636d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646055 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94884f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4f55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6e52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f80047 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea2555 {
  color: #ea2555;
}
Background
.bg-ea2555 {
  background-color: #ea2555;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea2555 {
  border: 2px solid #ea2555;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea2555;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea2555 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea2555, #ea5825);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea2555 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 85 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.58 #ff004f Folly ΔE 3.98 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.47 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.55 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.25 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.51 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.13 #15daaa Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ea2555  rgb(234, 37, 85)  hsl(345, 82%, 53%)  Amaranth
#25eaba  rgb(37, 234, 186)  hsl(165, 82%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#55ea25  rgb(85, 234, 37)  hsl(105, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2555ea  rgb(37, 85, 234)  hsl(225, 82%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue