RAL and NCS values are nearest equivalents, not official designations.
In Western cultures, amaranth symbolizes immortality and unfading love, often associated with eternal beauty. Contrastingly, in some Eastern traditions, it can signify the transient nature of life, reflecting a deeper philosophical understanding of time and existence.
The term 'amaranth' comes from the Greek word 'amarantos', meaning 'unfading'. This color was notably used in the 19th century as a dye for textiles and became popular with artists like Vincent van Gogh, who admired its striking vibrancy in floral still lifes.
Ranked by CIE76 ΔE — the perceptual distance from Amaranth. Lower ΔE means a closer match (below ~2 is barely distinguishable).
All 33 Reds →Nine steps of Amaranth by lightness — from #77162A (darkest) to #F191A4 (lightest). Click any to copy.
Sitting opposite Amaranth at 168° on the color wheel, these give the highest-contrast pairings.
Curated 5-color combinations featuring Amaranth.
A 50–900 tonal scale with Amaranth anchored at 500 — ready to drop into a design system. Click any step to copy.
Works well as text on dark backgrounds; fails on light.
Thresholds: AA needs 4.5:1 (normal text) / 3:1 (large); AAA needs 7:1 / 4.5:1. Large = 18pt+ or 14pt+ bold.
Copy-ready values for CSS, screen and print, plus the extra conversions designers reach for.
color: #E52B50; color-mix(in srgb, #E52B50 70%, white) 348°, 81%, 90% 0, 81, 65, 10 15018832 #CC3366 How Amaranth appears to viewers with the three main types of color blindness (~1 in 12 men, 1 in 200 women). Simulated approximations.