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#EE2A4E

#ee2a4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee2a4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 16.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.35% magenta, 67.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 348.98°, with 85.22% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.2038

Complementary

  1. #ee2a4e
  2. #2aeeca

Split complementary

  1. #ee2a4e
  2. #2aee68
  3. #2ab0ee

Analogous

  1. #ee2ab0
  2. #ee2a4e
  3. #ee682a

Triadic

  1. #ee2a4e
  2. #4eee2a
  3. #2a4eee

Tetradic

  1. #ee2a4e
  2. #eeca2a
  3. #2aeeca
  4. #2a4eee

Square

  1. #ee2a4e
  2. #b0ee2a
  3. #2aeeca
  4. #682aee

Monochromatic

  1. #76091d
  2. #bc0f2f
  3. #ee2a4e
  4. #f47189
  5. #f9b8c4

Shades

#ee2a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee2a4e
  2. #d62646
  3. #be223e
  4. #a71d37
  5. #8f192f
  6. #771527
  7. #5f111f
  8. #470d17
  9. #300810
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee2a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee2a4e
  2. #f03f60
  3. #f15571
  4. #f36a83
  5. #f57f95
  6. #f795a7
  7. #f8aab8
  8. #fabfca
  9. #fcd4dc
  10. #fdeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee2a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee2a4e
  2. #e33353
  3. #d83b58
  4. #cd445d
  5. #c24c62
  6. #b75567
  7. #ac5e6c
  8. #a16671
  9. #966f76
  10. #8b777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5666d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68634e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998b48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae524e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1714a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc0043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee2a4e {
  color: #ee2a4e;
}
Background
.bg-ee2a4e {
  background-color: #ee2a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee2a4e {
  border: 2px solid #ee2a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee2a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 42 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee2a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee2a4e, #ee682a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee2a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 42 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.16 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.63 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.56 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.74 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.28 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.33 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.14 #11d5b1 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ee2a4e  rgb(238, 42, 78)  hsl(349, 85%, 55%)  Amaranth
#2aeeca  rgb(42, 238, 202)  hsl(169, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#4eee2a  rgb(78, 238, 42)  hsl(109, 85%, 55%)  Neon Green
#2a4eee  rgb(42, 78, 238)  hsl(229, 85%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue