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#DB1F4E

#db1f4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db1f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 12.16% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.84% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 75.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.1659

Complementary

  1. #db1f4e
  2. #1fdbac

Split complementary

  1. #db1f4e
  2. #1fdb4e
  3. #1facdb

Analogous

  1. #db1fac
  2. #db1f4e
  3. #db4e1f

Triadic

  1. #db1f4e
  2. #4edb1f
  3. #1f4edb

Tetradic

  1. #db1f4e
  2. #dbac1f
  3. #1fdbac
  4. #1f4edb

Square

  1. #db1f4e
  2. #acdb1f
  3. #1fdbac
  4. #4e1fdb

Monochromatic

  1. #550c1e
  2. #981636
  3. #db1f4e
  4. #e85e81
  5. #f2a1b5

Shades

#db1f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db1f4e
  2. #c51c46
  3. #af193e
  4. #991637
  5. #83132f
  6. #6e1027
  7. #580c1f
  8. #420917
  9. #2c0610
  10. #160308
  11. #000000

Tints

#db1f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db1f4e
  2. #df3560
  3. #e24c71
  4. #e66283
  5. #e97995
  6. #ed8fa7
  7. #f1a5b8
  8. #f4bcca
  9. #f8d2dc
  10. #fbe9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db1f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db1f4e
  2. #d22953
  3. #c93258
  4. #c03c5d
  5. #b74662
  6. #ae5067
  7. #a4596c
  8. #9b6371
  9. #926d76
  10. #89767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65b65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c594e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7f49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0664b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db1f4e {
  color: #db1f4e;
}
Background
.bg-db1f4e {
  background-color: #db1f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db1f4e {
  border: 2px solid #db1f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db1f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 31 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db1f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db1f4e, #db4e1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db1f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 31 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.19 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.78 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.99 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.52 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.77 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.84 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.05 #24e0b1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db1f4e  rgb(219, 31, 78)  hsl(345, 75%, 49%)  Amaranth
#1fdbac  rgb(31, 219, 172)  hsl(165, 75%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#4edb1f  rgb(78, 219, 31)  hsl(105, 75%, 49%)  Lime Green
#1f4edb  rgb(31, 78, 219)  hsl(225, 75%, 49%)  Sapphire