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#DB1B4E

#db1b4e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db1b4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 10.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.67% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 344.06°, with 78.05% saturation and 48.24% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.1639

Complementary

  1. #db1b4e
  2. #1bdba8

Split complementary

  1. #db1b4e
  2. #1bdb48
  3. #1baedb

Analogous

  1. #db1bae
  2. #db1b4e
  3. #db481b

Triadic

  1. #db1b4e
  2. #4edb1b
  3. #1b4edb

Tetradic

  1. #db1b4e
  2. #dba81b
  3. #1bdba8
  4. #1b4edb

Square

  1. #db1b4e
  2. #aedb1b
  3. #1bdba8
  4. #481bdb

Monochromatic

  1. #530a1d
  2. #971336
  3. #db1b4e
  4. #ea587f
  5. #f39cb3

Shades

#db1b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db1b4e
  2. #c51846
  3. #af163e
  4. #991337
  5. #83102f
  6. #6e0e27
  7. #580b1f
  8. #420817
  9. #2c0510
  10. #160308
  11. #000000

Tints

#db1b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db1b4e
  2. #df3260
  3. #e24971
  4. #e65f83
  5. #e97695
  6. #ed8da7
  7. #f1a4b8
  8. #f4bbca
  9. #f8d1dc
  10. #fbe8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db1b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db1b4e
  2. #d22553
  3. #c92f58
  4. #c0395d
  5. #b74362
  6. #ae4e67
  7. #a4586c
  8. #9b6271
  9. #926c76
  10. #89767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65a65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7e49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0654b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db1b4e {
  color: #db1b4e;
}
Background
.bg-db1b4e {
  background-color: #db1b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db1b4e {
  border: 2px solid #db1b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db1b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 27 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db1b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db1b4e, #db481b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db1b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 27 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.52 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.79 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.01 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.55 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.72 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.81 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.05 #24e4b1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db1b4e  rgb(219, 27, 78)  hsl(344, 78%, 48%)  Amaranth
#1bdba8  rgb(27, 219, 168)  hsl(164, 78%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4edb1b  rgb(78, 219, 27)  hsl(104, 78%, 48%)  Lime Green
#1b4edb  rgb(27, 78, 219)  hsl(224, 78%, 48%)  Sapphire