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#EC0044

#ec0044 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0044 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 71.19% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 342.71°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff0033
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Relative luminance0.1825

Complementary

  1. #ec0044
  2. #00eca8

Split complementary

  1. #ec0044
  2. #00ec32
  3. #00baec

Analogous

  1. #ec00ba
  2. #ec0044
  3. #ec3200

Triadic

  1. #ec0044
  2. #44ec00
  3. #0044ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0044
  2. #eca800
  3. #00eca8
  4. #0044ec

Square

  1. #ec0044
  2. #baec00
  3. #00eca8
  4. #3200ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530018
  2. #9f002e
  3. #ec0044
  4. #ff3972
  5. #ff86a9

Shades

#ec0044 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0044
  2. #d4003d
  3. #bd0036
  4. #a50030
  5. #8e0029
  6. #760022
  7. #5e001b
  8. #470014
  9. #2f000e
  10. #180007
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0044 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0044
  2. #ee1a57
  3. #f03369
  4. #f24d7c
  5. #f4668f
  6. #f680a2
  7. #f799b4
  8. #f9b3c7
  9. #fbccda
  10. #fde6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0044 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0044
  2. #e10d4a
  3. #d61a50
  4. #cc2656
  5. #c1335c
  6. #b64062
  7. #ab4d68
  8. #a05a6e
  9. #966674
  10. #8b737a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605a44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94863d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4644 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6940 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0044 {
  color: #ec0044;
}
Background
.bg-ec0044 {
  background-color: #ec0044;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0044 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0044;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0044;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0044 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0044, #ec3200);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0044 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 68 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.67 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.32 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.25 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.30 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.57 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.11 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.63 #13ffbb Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec0044  rgb(236, 0, 68)  hsl(343, 100%, 46%)  Amaranth
#00eca8  rgb(0, 236, 168)  hsl(163, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#44ec00  rgb(68, 236, 0)  hsl(103, 100%, 46%)  Neon Green
#0044ec  rgb(0, 68, 236)  hsl(223, 100%, 46%)  Iris