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#DB495D

#db495d ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db495d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 28.63% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 57.53% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 351.78°, with 66.97% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.2062

Complementary

  1. #db495d
  2. #49dbc7

Split complementary

  1. #db495d
  2. #49db7e
  3. #49a6db

Analogous

  1. #db49a6
  2. #db495d
  3. #db7e49

Triadic

  1. #db495d
  2. #5ddb49
  3. #495ddb

Tetradic

  1. #db495d
  2. #dbc749
  3. #49dbc7
  4. #495ddb

Square

  1. #db495d
  2. #a6db49
  3. #49dbc7
  4. #7e49db

Monochromatic

  1. #741724
  2. #b42437
  3. #db495d
  4. #e88996
  5. #f4c9cf

Shades

#db495d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db495d
  2. #c54254
  3. #af3a4a
  4. #993341
  5. #832c38
  6. #6e252f
  7. #581d25
  8. #42161c
  9. #2c0f13
  10. #160709
  11. #000000

Tints

#db495d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db495d
  2. #df5b6d
  3. #e26d7d
  4. #e6808e
  5. #e9929e
  6. #eda4ae
  7. #f1b6be
  8. #f4c8ce
  9. #f8dbdf
  10. #fbedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db495d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db495d
  2. #d24f61
  3. #c95464
  4. #c05a68
  5. #b75f6b
  6. #ae656f
  7. #a46a72
  8. #9b7076
  9. #927579
  10. #897b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6a5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938959 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef2951 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55f5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4745b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e73956 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db495d {
  color: #db495d;
}
Background
.bg-db495d {
  background-color: #db495d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db495d {
  border: 2px solid #db495d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db495d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 73 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db495d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db495d, #db7e49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db495d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 73 93 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.75 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.18 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.98 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.32 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.09 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.23 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.82 #24b6a2 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db495d  rgb(219, 73, 93)  hsl(352, 67%, 57%)  Amaranth
#49dbc7  rgb(73, 219, 199)  hsl(172, 67%, 57%)  Turquoise
#5ddb49  rgb(93, 219, 73)  hsl(112, 67%, 57%)  Malachite
#495ddb  rgb(73, 93, 219)  hsl(232, 67%, 57%)  Royal Blue