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#EC0046

#ec0046 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0046 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 70.34% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 342.2°, 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#ff0033
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Relative luminance0.1828

Complementary

  1. #ec0046
  2. #00eca6

Split complementary

  1. #ec0046
  2. #00ec30
  3. #00bcec

Analogous

  1. #ec00bc
  2. #ec0046
  3. #ec3000

Triadic

  1. #ec0046
  2. #46ec00
  3. #0046ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0046
  2. #eca600
  3. #00eca6
  4. #0046ec

Square

  1. #ec0046
  2. #bcec00
  3. #00eca6
  4. #3000ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530019
  2. #9f002f
  3. #ec0046
  4. #ff3974
  5. #ff86aa

Shades

#ec0046 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0046
  2. #d4003f
  3. #bd0038
  4. #a50031
  5. #8e002a
  6. #760023
  7. #5e001c
  8. #470015
  9. #2f000e
  10. #180007
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0046 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0046
  2. #ee1a59
  3. #f0336b
  4. #f24d7e
  5. #f46690
  6. #f680a3
  7. #f799b5
  8. #f9b3c8
  9. #fbccda
  10. #fde6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0046 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0046
  2. #e10d4c
  3. #d61a52
  4. #cc2657
  5. #c1335d
  6. #b64063
  7. #ab4d69
  8. #a05a6f
  9. #966674
  10. #8b737a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5a46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94863f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4646 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6a42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0046 {
  color: #ec0046;
}
Background
.bg-ec0046 {
  background-color: #ec0046;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0046 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0046;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0046;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0046 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0046, #ec3000);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0046 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 70 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.33 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.57 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.13 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.11 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.60 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.99 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.26 #13ffb9 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec0046  rgb(236, 0, 70)  hsl(342, 100%, 46%)  Amaranth
#00eca6  rgb(0, 236, 166)  hsl(162, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#46ec00  rgb(70, 236, 0)  hsl(102, 100%, 46%)  Harlequin
#0046ec  rgb(0, 70, 236)  hsl(222, 100%, 46%)  Iris