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#DA254D

#da254d ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#da254d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 14.51% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.03% magenta, 64.68% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 346.74°, with 70.98% saturation and 50% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #da254d
  2. #25dab2

Split complementary

  1. #da254d
  2. #25da57
  3. #25a8da

Analogous

  1. #da25a8
  2. #da254d
  3. #da5725

Triadic

  1. #da254d
  2. #4dda25
  3. #254dda

Tetradic

  1. #da254d
  2. #dab225
  3. #25dab2
  4. #254dda

Square

  1. #da254d
  2. #a8da25
  3. #25dab2
  4. #5725da

Monochromatic

  1. #570f1f
  2. #991a36
  3. #da254d
  4. #e56682
  5. #f0a8b8

Shades

#da254d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #da254d
  2. #c42145
  3. #ae1e3e
  4. #991a36
  5. #83162e
  6. #6d1327
  7. #570f1f
  8. #410b17
  9. #2c070f
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#da254d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #da254d
  2. #de3b5f
  3. #e15171
  4. #e56682
  5. #e97c94
  6. #ed92a6
  7. #f0a8b8
  8. #f4beca
  9. #f8d3db
  10. #fbe9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#da254d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #da254d
  2. #d12e52
  3. #c83757
  4. #bf405c
  5. #b64961
  6. #ad5367
  7. #a45c6c
  8. #9b6571
  9. #926e76
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65c65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5a4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7f48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4a4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0674a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-da254d {
  color: #da254d;
}
Background
.bg-da254d {
  background-color: #da254d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-da254d {
  border: 2px solid #da254d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #da254d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 37 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-da254d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #da254d, #da5725);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-da254d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 37 77 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.81 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.39 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.02 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.61 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.21 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.40 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.84 #25dab2 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#da254d  rgb(218, 37, 77)  hsl(347, 71%, 50%)  Amaranth
#25dab2  rgb(37, 218, 178)  hsl(167, 71%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#4dda25  rgb(77, 218, 37)  hsl(107, 71%, 50%)  Lime Green
#254dda  rgb(37, 77, 218)  hsl(227, 71%, 50%)  Iris