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#EE2E4E

#ee2e4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee2e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.67% magenta, 67.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 350°, with 84.96% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.2068

Complementary

  1. #ee2e4e
  2. #2eeece

Split complementary

  1. #ee2e4e
  2. #2eee6e
  3. #2eaeee

Analogous

  1. #ee2eae
  2. #ee2e4e
  3. #ee6e2e

Triadic

  1. #ee2e4e
  2. #4eee2e
  3. #2e4eee

Tetradic

  1. #ee2e4e
  2. #eece2e
  3. #2eeece
  4. #2e4eee

Square

  1. #ee2e4e
  2. #aeee2e
  3. #2eeece
  4. #6e2eee

Monochromatic

  1. #790a1c
  2. #c0102d
  3. #ee2e4e
  4. #f4758a
  5. #fabcc6

Shades

#ee2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee2e4e
  2. #d62946
  3. #be253e
  4. #a72037
  5. #8f1c2f
  6. #771727
  7. #5f121f
  8. #470e17
  9. #300910
  10. #180508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee2e4e
  2. #f04360
  3. #f15871
  4. #f36d83
  5. #f58295
  6. #f797a7
  7. #f8abb8
  8. #fac0ca
  9. #fcd5dc
  10. #fdeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee2e4e
  2. #e33653
  3. #d83e58
  4. #cd475d
  5. #c24f62
  6. #b75767
  7. #ac5f6c
  8. #a16771
  9. #967076
  10. #8b787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6676e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a644e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998c48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af534e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1724a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc0044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee2e4e {
  color: #ee2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-ee2e4e {
  background-color: #ee2e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #ee2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee2e4e, #ee6e2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.56 #ff004f Folly ΔE 2.71 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.59 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.77 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.02 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.46 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.42 #11d1b1 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#ee2e4e  rgb(238, 46, 78)  hsl(350, 85%, 56%)  Amaranth
#2eeece  rgb(46, 238, 206)  hsl(170, 85%, 56%)  Turquoise
#4eee2e  rgb(78, 238, 46)  hsl(110, 85%, 56%)  Neon Green
#2e4eee  rgb(46, 78, 238)  hsl(230, 85%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue