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#DB2B4E

#db2b4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 16.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.37% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 348.07°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.1734

Complementary

  1. #db2b4e
  2. #2bdbb8

Split complementary

  1. #db2b4e
  2. #2bdb60
  3. #2ba6db

Analogous

  1. #db2ba6
  2. #db2b4e
  3. #db602b

Triadic

  1. #db2b4e
  2. #4edb2b
  3. #2b4edb

Tetradic

  1. #db2b4e
  2. #dbb82b
  3. #2bdbb8
  4. #2b4edb

Square

  1. #db2b4e
  2. #a6db2b
  3. #2bdbb8
  4. #602bdb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d101f
  2. #9f1b35
  3. #db2b4e
  4. #e66c85
  5. #f1aebb

Shades

#db2b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2b4e
  2. #c52746
  3. #af223e
  4. #991e37
  5. #831a2f
  6. #6e1627
  7. #58111f
  8. #420d17
  9. #2c0910
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2b4e
  2. #df4060
  3. #e25571
  4. #e66b83
  5. #e98095
  6. #ed95a7
  7. #f1aab8
  8. #f4bfca
  9. #f8d5dc
  10. #fbeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2b4e
  2. #d23453
  3. #c93c58
  4. #c0455d
  5. #b74d62
  6. #ae5667
  7. #a45e6c
  8. #9b6771
  9. #926f76
  10. #89787b
  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 #a75f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605c4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8149 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14d4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1694b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2b4e {
  color: #db2b4e;
}
Background
.bg-db2b4e {
  background-color: #db2b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2b4e {
  border: 2px solid #db2b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 43 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2b4e, #db602b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 43 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.01 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.95 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.23 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.76 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.28 #24d4b1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db2b4e  rgb(219, 43, 78)  hsl(348, 71%, 51%)  Amaranth
#2bdbb8  rgb(43, 219, 184)  hsl(168, 71%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4edb2b  rgb(78, 219, 43)  hsl(108, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2b4edb  rgb(43, 78, 219)  hsl(228, 71%, 51%)  Iris