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#DB2A53

#db2a53 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2a53 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 16.47% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.82% magenta, 62.1% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 346.1°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.1734

Complementary

  1. #db2a53
  2. #2adbb2

Split complementary

  1. #db2a53
  2. #2adb5a
  3. #2aacdb

Analogous

  1. #db2aac
  2. #db2a53
  3. #db5a2a

Triadic

  1. #db2a53
  2. #53db2a
  3. #2a53db

Tetradic

  1. #db2a53
  2. #dbb22a
  3. #2adbb2
  4. #2a53db

Square

  1. #db2a53
  2. #acdb2a
  3. #2adbb2
  4. #5a2adb

Monochromatic

  1. #5c1021
  2. #9e1b39
  3. #db2a53
  4. #e66b88
  5. #f1adbd

Shades

#db2a53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2a53
  2. #c5264b
  3. #af2242
  4. #991d3a
  5. #831932
  6. #6e152a
  7. #581121
  8. #420d19
  9. #2c0811
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2a53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2a53
  2. #df3f64
  3. #e25575
  4. #e66a87
  5. #e97f98
  6. #ed95a9
  7. #f1aaba
  8. #f4bfcb
  9. #f8d4dd
  10. #fbeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2a53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2a53
  2. #d23358
  3. #c93b5c
  4. #c04461
  5. #b74c65
  6. #ae556a
  7. #a45e6e
  8. #9b6673
  9. #926f77
  10. #89777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75f68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5c53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c814e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04d53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16950 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80046 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2a53 {
  color: #db2a53;
}
Background
.bg-db2a53 {
  background-color: #db2a53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2a53 {
  border: 2px solid #db2a53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2a53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 42 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2a53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2a53, #db5a2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2a53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 42 83 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.80 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.28 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.54 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.83 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.30 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.36 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.17 #24d5ac Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db2a53  rgb(219, 42, 83)  hsl(346, 71%, 51%)  Amaranth
#2adbb2  rgb(42, 219, 178)  hsl(166, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#53db2a  rgb(83, 219, 42)  hsl(106, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2a53db  rgb(42, 83, 219)  hsl(226, 71%, 51%)  Sapphire