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#DB174D

#db174d ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db174d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 9.02% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.5% magenta, 64.84% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 343.47°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.1621

Complementary

  1. #db174d
  2. #17dba5

Split complementary

  1. #db174d
  2. #17db43
  3. #17afdb

Analogous

  1. #db17af
  2. #db174d
  3. #db4317

Triadic

  1. #db174d
  2. #4ddb17
  3. #174ddb

Tetradic

  1. #db174d
  2. #dba517
  3. #17dba5
  4. #174ddb

Square

  1. #db174d
  2. #afdb17
  3. #17dba5
  4. #4317db

Monochromatic

  1. #51081c
  2. #961035
  3. #db174d
  4. #ed527c
  5. #f497b1

Shades

#db174d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db174d
  2. #c51545
  3. #af123e
  4. #991036
  5. #830e2e
  6. #6e0c27
  7. #58091f
  8. #420717
  9. #2c050f
  10. #160208
  11. #000000

Tints

#db174d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db174d
  2. #df2e5f
  3. #e24571
  4. #e65d82
  5. #e97494
  6. #ed8ba6
  7. #f1a2b8
  8. #f4b9ca
  9. #f8d1db
  10. #fbe8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db174d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db174d
  2. #d22252
  3. #c92c57
  4. #c0375c
  5. #b74161
  6. #ae4c67
  7. #a4566c
  8. #9b6171
  9. #926b76
  10. #89767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65964 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a574d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897e47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f464d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0644a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db174d {
  color: #db174d;
}
Background
.bg-db174d {
  background-color: #db174d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db174d {
  border: 2px solid #db174d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db174d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 23 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db174d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db174d, #db4317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db174d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 23 77 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.72 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.91 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.20 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.64 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.65 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.03 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.88 #24e8b2 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db174d  rgb(219, 23, 77)  hsl(343, 81%, 47%)  Amaranth
#17dba5  rgb(23, 219, 165)  hsl(163, 81%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#4ddb17  rgb(77, 219, 23)  hsl(103, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green
#174ddb  rgb(23, 77, 219)  hsl(223, 81%, 47%)  Sapphire