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#DB404C

#db404c ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db404c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 25.1% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.78% magenta, 65.3% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 355.35°, with 68.28% saturation and 55.49% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1925

Complementary

  1. #db404c
  2. #40dbcf

Split complementary

  1. #db404c
  2. #40db81
  3. #409adb

Analogous

  1. #db409a
  2. #db404c
  3. #db8140

Triadic

  1. #db404c
  2. #4cdb40
  3. #404cdb

Tetradic

  1. #db404c
  2. #dbcf40
  3. #40dbcf
  4. #404cdb

Square

  1. #db404c
  2. #9adb40
  3. #40dbcf
  4. #8140db

Monochromatic

  1. #6d151b
  2. #ae212c
  3. #db404c
  4. #e78088
  5. #f3c1c5

Shades

#db404c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db404c
  2. #c53a44
  3. #af333d
  4. #992d35
  5. #83262e
  6. #6e2026
  7. #581a1e
  8. #421317
  9. #2c0d0f
  10. #160608
  11. #000000

Tints

#db404c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db404c
  2. #df535e
  3. #e26670
  4. #e67982
  5. #e98c94
  6. #eda0a6
  7. #f1b3b7
  8. #f4c6c9
  9. #f8d9db
  10. #fbeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db404c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db404c
  2. #d24651
  3. #c94d56
  4. #c0535c
  5. #b75a61
  6. #ae6066
  7. #a4666b
  8. #9b6d70
  9. #927376
  10. #897a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9676a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b644b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928547 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00946 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4584c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b47049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e82948 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db404c {
  color: #db404c;
}
Background
.bg-db404c {
  background-color: #db404c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db404c {
  border: 2px solid #db404c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db404c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 64 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db404c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db404c, #db8140);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db404c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 64 76 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.55 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.64 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.77 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.26 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.06 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.39 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.86 #24bfb3 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db404c  rgb(219, 64, 76)  hsl(355, 68%, 55%)  Amaranth
#40dbcf  rgb(64, 219, 207)  hsl(175, 68%, 55%)  Turquoise
#4cdb40  rgb(76, 219, 64)  hsl(115, 68%, 55%)  Malachite
#404cdb  rgb(64, 76, 219)  hsl(235, 68%, 55%)  Iris