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#EC0053

#ec0053 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0053 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 64.83% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 338.9°, 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 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #ec0053
  2. #00ec99

Split complementary

  1. #ec0053
  2. #00ec23
  3. #00c9ec

Analogous

  1. #ec00c9
  2. #ec0053
  3. #ec2300

Triadic

  1. #ec0053
  2. #53ec00
  3. #0053ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0053
  2. #ec9900
  3. #00ec99
  4. #0053ec

Square

  1. #ec0053
  2. #c9ec00
  3. #00ec99
  4. #2300ec

Monochromatic

  1. #53001d
  2. #9f0038
  3. #ec0053
  4. #ff397f
  5. #ff86b1

Shades

#ec0053 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0053
  2. #d4004b
  3. #bd0042
  4. #a5003a
  5. #8e0032
  6. #76002a
  7. #5e0021
  8. #470019
  9. #2f0011
  10. #180008
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0053 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0053
  2. #ee1a64
  3. #f03375
  4. #f24d87
  5. #f46698
  6. #f680a9
  7. #f799ba
  8. #f9b3cb
  9. #fbccdd
  10. #fde6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0053 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0053
  2. #e10d58
  3. #d61a5c
  4. #cc2661
  5. #c13365
  6. #b6406a
  7. #ab4d6e
  8. #a05a73
  9. #966677
  10. #8b737c
  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 #b25e6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5b54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92864d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4753 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0053 {
  color: #ec0053;
}
Background
.bg-ec0053 {
  background-color: #ec0053;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0053 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0053;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0053;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0053 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0053, #ec2300);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0053 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 83 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.44 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.28 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.49 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.86 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.80 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.06 #13ffac Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec0053  rgb(236, 0, 83)  hsl(339, 100%, 46%)  Amaranth
#00ec99  rgb(0, 236, 153)  hsl(159, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#53ec00  rgb(83, 236, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 46%)  Harlequin
#0053ec  rgb(0, 83, 236)  hsl(219, 100%, 46%)  Sapphire