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#DB254E

#db254e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db254e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 14.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.11% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 346.48°, with 71.65% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.1693

Complementary

  1. #db254e
  2. #25dbb2

Split complementary

  1. #db254e
  2. #25db57
  3. #25a9db

Analogous

  1. #db25a9
  2. #db254e
  3. #db5725

Triadic

  1. #db254e
  2. #4edb25
  3. #254edb

Tetradic

  1. #db254e
  2. #dbb225
  3. #25dbb2
  4. #254edb

Square

  1. #db254e
  2. #a9db25
  3. #25dbb2
  4. #5725db

Monochromatic

  1. #580f1f
  2. #9a1936
  3. #db254e
  4. #e66783
  5. #f1a8b9

Shades

#db254e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db254e
  2. #c52146
  3. #af1e3e
  4. #991a37
  5. #83162f
  6. #6e1327
  7. #580f1f
  8. #420b17
  9. #2c0710
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#db254e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db254e
  2. #df3b60
  3. #e25171
  4. #e66683
  5. #e97c95
  6. #ed92a7
  7. #f1a8b8
  8. #f4beca
  9. #f8d3dc
  10. #fbe9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db254e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db254e
  2. #d22e53
  3. #c93758
  4. #c0405d
  5. #b74962
  6. #ae5367
  7. #a45c6c
  8. #9b6571
  9. #926e76
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75d66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1674b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db254e {
  color: #db254e;
}
Background
.bg-db254e {
  background-color: #db254e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db254e {
  border: 2px solid #db254e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db254e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 37 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db254e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db254e, #db5725);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db254e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 37 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.65 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.43 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.23 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.39 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.97 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.20 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.12 #24dab1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db254e  rgb(219, 37, 78)  hsl(346, 72%, 50%)  Amaranth
#25dbb2  rgb(37, 219, 178)  hsl(166, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#4edb25  rgb(78, 219, 37)  hsl(106, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#254edb  rgb(37, 78, 219)  hsl(226, 72%, 50%)  Iris