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#EC0052

#ec0052 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0052 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 65.25% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 339.15°, 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.1844

Complementary

  1. #ec0052
  2. #00ec9a

Split complementary

  1. #ec0052
  2. #00ec24
  3. #00c8ec

Analogous

  1. #ec00c8
  2. #ec0052
  3. #ec2400

Triadic

  1. #ec0052
  2. #52ec00
  3. #0052ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0052
  2. #ec9a00
  3. #00ec9a
  4. #0052ec

Square

  1. #ec0052
  2. #c8ec00
  3. #00ec9a
  4. #2400ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53001d
  2. #9f0037
  3. #ec0052
  4. #ff397e
  5. #ff86b0

Shades

#ec0052 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0052
  2. #d4004a
  3. #bd0042
  4. #a50039
  5. #8e0031
  6. #760029
  7. #5e0021
  8. #470019
  9. #2f0010
  10. #180008
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0052 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0052
  2. #ee1a63
  3. #f03375
  4. #f24d86
  5. #f46697
  6. #f680a9
  7. #f799ba
  8. #f9b3cb
  9. #fbccdc
  10. #fde6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0052 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0052
  2. #e10d57
  3. #d61a5b
  4. #cc2660
  5. #c13364
  6. #b64069
  7. #ab4d6e
  8. #a05a72
  9. #966677
  10. #8b737b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5b53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92864c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4752 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0052 {
  color: #ec0052;
}
Background
.bg-ec0052 {
  background-color: #ec0052;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0052 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0052;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0052;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0052 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0052, #ec2400);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0052 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 82 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.53 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.67 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.49 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.72 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.73 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.76 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.90 #13ffad Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec0052  rgb(236, 0, 82)  hsl(339, 100%, 46%)  Amaranth
#00ec9a  rgb(0, 236, 154)  hsl(159, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#52ec00  rgb(82, 236, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 46%)  Harlequin
#0052ec  rgb(0, 82, 236)  hsl(219, 100%, 46%)  Sapphire