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#DB234E

#db234e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db234e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 13.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.02% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 345.98°, with 72.44% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.1681

Complementary

  1. #db234e
  2. #23dbb0

Split complementary

  1. #db234e
  2. #23db54
  3. #23aadb

Analogous

  1. #db23aa
  2. #db234e
  3. #db5423

Triadic

  1. #db234e
  2. #4edb23
  3. #234edb

Tetradic

  1. #db234e
  2. #dbb023
  3. #23dbb0
  4. #234edb

Square

  1. #db234e
  2. #aadb23
  3. #23dbb0
  4. #5423db

Monochromatic

  1. #570e1f
  2. #991836
  3. #db234e
  4. #e66483
  5. #f1a6b8

Shades

#db234e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db234e
  2. #c52046
  3. #af1c3e
  4. #991937
  5. #83152f
  6. #6e1227
  7. #580e1f
  8. #420b17
  9. #2c0710
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#db234e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db234e
  2. #df3960
  3. #e24f71
  4. #e66583
  5. #e97b95
  6. #ed91a7
  7. #f1a7b8
  8. #f4bdca
  9. #f8d3dc
  10. #fbe9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db234e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db234e
  2. #d22c53
  3. #c93658
  4. #c03f5d
  5. #b74862
  6. #ae5267
  7. #a45b6c
  8. #9b6471
  9. #926d76
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75c65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7f49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1674b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db234e {
  color: #db234e;
}
Background
.bg-db234e {
  background-color: #db234e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db234e {
  border: 2px solid #db234e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db234e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 35 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db234e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db234e, #db5423);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db234e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 35 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.84 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.54 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.24 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.33 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.91 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.04 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.09 #24dcb1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db234e  rgb(219, 35, 78)  hsl(346, 72%, 50%)  Amaranth
#23dbb0  rgb(35, 219, 176)  hsl(166, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#4edb23  rgb(78, 219, 35)  hsl(106, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#234edb  rgb(35, 78, 219)  hsl(226, 72%, 50%)  Sapphire