Amaranth is soft, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #179152 |
| Complementary Color | #6ee8a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (329.02° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Amaranth Color. The Carmine Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Raspberry Pink (#e25098) for more calm effect. Try Blushed Bombshell as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6ee8a9 is the best complementary color to Amaranth. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e86ead complementary color is Riptide, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Deep Blush are #e66ee8 and #e86e6f. Thus found on the left and right of #e86ead on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender and Sunglo colors as they work well with Amaranth.
The split-complementary Amaranth palette consists of #6ee8e6 and #6fe86e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ee8a9). Try Turquoise Blue and Pastel Green colors in combination with #e86ead, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #e86ead offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Amaranth. Thus Cornflower Blue and Sulu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amaranth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Riptide, Manz, and Cornflower Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #e86ead square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Amaranth tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#6ee8a9) and two others. The Sulu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Purple – 120° from the complementary Riptide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ace86e and #a96ee8.
In a RGB color space, hex #e86ead is made of 45% red, 21% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Amaranth has a hue angle of 329.02°, a saturation of 72.62% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e86ead is made of 0% cyan, 47.84% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e86ead |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,110,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 21%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.84, 23.14, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(329.02,72.62%,67.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(329.02,52.59%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.7809,54.1181,-11.0602) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3975,31.3248,43.136) |