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#DB2249

#db2249 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2249 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 13.33% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.47% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 347.35°, with 73.12% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.1669

Complementary

  1. #db2249
  2. #22dbb4

Split complementary

  1. #db2249
  2. #22db58
  3. #22a6db

Analogous

  1. #db22a6
  2. #db2249
  3. #db5822

Triadic

  1. #db2249
  2. #49db22
  3. #2249db

Tetradic

  1. #db2249
  2. #dbb422
  3. #22dbb4
  4. #2249db

Square

  1. #db2249
  2. #a6db22
  3. #22dbb4
  4. #5822db

Monochromatic

  1. #570d1d
  2. #991833
  3. #db2249
  4. #e7637f
  5. #f1a5b5

Shades

#db2249 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2249
  2. #c51f42
  3. #af1b3a
  4. #991833
  5. #83142c
  6. #6e1125
  7. #580e1d
  8. #420a16
  9. #2c070f
  10. #160307
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2249 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2249
  2. #df385b
  3. #e24e6d
  4. #e66480
  5. #e97a92
  6. #ed91a4
  7. #f1a7b6
  8. #f4bdc8
  9. #f8d3db
  10. #fbe9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2249 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2249
  2. #d22b4f
  3. #c93554
  4. #c03e5a
  5. #b7485f
  6. #ae5165
  7. #a45a6a
  8. #9b6470
  9. #926d75
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65c64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5949 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7f43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04949 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16646 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2249 {
  color: #db2249;
}
Background
.bg-db2249 {
  background-color: #db2249;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2249 {
  border: 2px solid #db2249;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2249;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 34 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2249 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2249, #db5822);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2249 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 34 73 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.80 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.01 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.81 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.40 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.53 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.17 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.36 #24ddb6 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db2249  rgb(219, 34, 73)  hsl(347, 73%, 50%)  Amaranth
#22dbb4  rgb(34, 219, 180)  hsl(167, 73%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#49db22  rgb(73, 219, 34)  hsl(107, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2249db  rgb(34, 73, 219)  hsl(227, 73%, 50%)  Iris