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#EC2D4E

#ec2d4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec2d4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 17.65% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.93% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.63°, with 83.41% saturation and 55.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.2026

Complementary

  1. #ec2d4e
  2. #2deccb

Split complementary

  1. #ec2d4e
  2. #2dec6b
  3. #2daeec

Analogous

  1. #ec2dae
  2. #ec2d4e
  3. #ec6b2d

Triadic

  1. #ec2d4e
  2. #4eec2d
  3. #2d4eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec2d4e
  2. #eccb2d
  3. #2deccb
  4. #2d4eec

Square

  1. #ec2d4e
  2. #aeec2d
  3. #2deccb
  4. #6b2dec

Monochromatic

  1. #750b1d
  2. #bc112e
  3. #ec2d4e
  4. #f27389
  5. #f9b9c4

Shades

#ec2d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec2d4e
  2. #d42946
  3. #bd243e
  4. #a52037
  5. #8e1b2f
  6. #761727
  7. #5e121f
  8. #470e17
  9. #2f0910
  10. #180508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec2d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec2d4e
  2. #ee4260
  3. #f05771
  4. #f26c83
  5. #f48195
  6. #f696a7
  7. #f7abb8
  8. #f9c0ca
  9. #fbd5dc
  10. #fdeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec2d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec2d4e
  2. #e13553
  3. #d63e58
  4. #cc465d
  5. #c14e62
  6. #b65767
  7. #ab5f6c
  8. #a06771
  9. #966f76
  10. #8b787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4666d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68634e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988b48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad524e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf714b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa0044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec2d4e {
  color: #ec2d4e;
}
Background
.bg-ec2d4e {
  background-color: #ec2d4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec2d4e {
  border: 2px solid #ec2d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec2d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 45 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec2d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2d4e, #ec6b2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec2d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 45 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.03 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.95 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.39 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.89 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.02 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.36 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.11 #13d2b1 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ec2d4e  rgb(236, 45, 78)  hsl(350, 83%, 55%)  Amaranth
#2deccb  rgb(45, 236, 203)  hsl(170, 83%, 55%)  Turquoise
#4eec2d  rgb(78, 236, 45)  hsl(110, 83%, 55%)  Neon Green
#2d4eec  rgb(45, 78, 236)  hsl(230, 83%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue