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#DB3151

#db3151 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db3151 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 19.22% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.63% magenta, 63.01% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 348.71°, with 70.25% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1785

Complementary

  1. #db3151
  2. #31dbbb

Split complementary

  1. #db3151
  2. #31db66
  3. #31a6db

Analogous

  1. #db31a6
  2. #db3151
  3. #db6631

Triadic

  1. #db3151
  2. #51db31
  3. #3151db

Tetradic

  1. #db3151
  2. #dbbb31
  3. #31dbbb
  4. #3151db

Square

  1. #db3151
  2. #a6db31
  3. #31dbbb
  4. #6631db

Monochromatic

  1. #621120
  2. #a31c36
  3. #db3151
  4. #e67288
  5. #f2b3bf

Shades

#db3151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db3151
  2. #c52c49
  3. #af2741
  4. #992239
  5. #831d31
  6. #6e1929
  7. #581420
  8. #420f18
  9. #2c0a10
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#db3151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db3151
  2. #df4662
  3. #e25a74
  4. #e66f85
  5. #e98397
  6. #ed98a8
  7. #f1adb9
  8. #f4c1cb
  9. #f8d6dc
  10. #fbeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db3151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db3151
  2. #d23956
  3. #c9415a
  4. #c0495f
  5. #b75164
  6. #ae5969
  7. #a4606d
  8. #9b6872
  9. #927077
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86169 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625f51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d824c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a15051 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26b4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80b47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db3151 {
  color: #db3151;
}
Background
.bg-db3151 {
  background-color: #db3151;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db3151 {
  border: 2px solid #db3151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db3151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 49 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db3151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db3151, #db6631);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db3151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 49 81 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.84 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.87 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.62 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.80 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.87 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.67 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.09 #24ceae Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db3151  rgb(219, 49, 81)  hsl(349, 70%, 53%)  Amaranth
#31dbbb  rgb(49, 219, 187)  hsl(169, 70%, 53%)  Turquoise
#51db31  rgb(81, 219, 49)  hsl(109, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#3151db  rgb(49, 81, 219)  hsl(229, 70%, 53%)  Iris