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#EC0050

#ec0050 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0050 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 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 66.1% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 339.66°, 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.1841

Complementary

  1. #ec0050
  2. #00ec9c

Split complementary

  1. #ec0050
  2. #00ec26
  3. #00c6ec

Analogous

  1. #ec00c6
  2. #ec0050
  3. #ec2600

Triadic

  1. #ec0050
  2. #50ec00
  3. #0050ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0050
  2. #ec9c00
  3. #00ec9c
  4. #0050ec

Square

  1. #ec0050
  2. #c6ec00
  3. #00ec9c
  4. #2600ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53001c
  2. #9f0036
  3. #ec0050
  4. #ff397c
  5. #ff86af

Shades

#ec0050 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0050
  2. #d40048
  3. #bd0040
  4. #a50038
  5. #8e0030
  6. #760028
  7. #5e0020
  8. #470018
  9. #2f0010
  10. #180008
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0050 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0050
  2. #ee1a62
  3. #f03373
  4. #f24d85
  5. #f46696
  6. #f680a8
  7. #f799b9
  8. #f9b3cb
  9. #fbccdc
  10. #fde6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0050 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0050
  2. #e10d55
  3. #d61a5a
  4. #cc265e
  5. #c13363
  6. #b64068
  7. #ab4d6d
  8. #a05a72
  9. #966676
  10. #8b737b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5b50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93864a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4750 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa003f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0050 {
  color: #ec0050;
}
Background
.bg-ec0050 {
  background-color: #ec0050;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0050 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0050;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0050;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0050 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0050, #ec2600);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0050 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 80 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.22 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.14 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.48 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.93 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.18 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.46 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.71 #13ffaf Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec0050  rgb(236, 0, 80)  hsl(340, 100%, 46%)  Amaranth
#00ec9c  rgb(0, 236, 156)  hsl(160, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#50ec00  rgb(80, 236, 0)  hsl(100, 100%, 46%)  Harlequin
#0050ec  rgb(0, 80, 236)  hsl(220, 100%, 46%)  Sapphire