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#DC0949

#dc0949 ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc0949 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 3.53% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.91% magenta, 66.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 341.8°, with 92.14% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.1589

Complementary

  1. #dc0949
  2. #09dc9c

Split complementary

  1. #dc0949
  2. #09dc32
  3. #09b2dc

Analogous

  1. #dc09b2
  2. #dc0949
  3. #dc3209

Triadic

  1. #dc0949
  2. #49dc09
  3. #0949dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0949
  2. #dc9c09
  3. #09dc9c
  4. #0949dc

Square

  1. #dc0949
  2. #b2dc09
  3. #09dc9c
  4. #3209dc

Monochromatic

  1. #490318
  2. #920631
  3. #dc0949
  4. #f73b74
  5. #fa84a8

Shades

#dc0949 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0949
  2. #c60842
  3. #b0073a
  4. #9a0633
  5. #84052c
  6. #6e0525
  7. #58041d
  8. #420316
  9. #2c020f
  10. #160107
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0949 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0949
  2. #e0225b
  3. #e33a6d
  4. #e75380
  5. #ea6b92
  6. #ee84a4
  7. #f19db6
  8. #f5b5c8
  9. #f8cedb
  10. #fce6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0949 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0949
  2. #d3154f
  3. #ca2154
  4. #c02d5a
  5. #b7395f
  6. #ae4565
  7. #a5506a
  8. #9c5c70
  9. #926875
  10. #89747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65862 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585549 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897d43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4349 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06346 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0949 {
  color: #dc0949;
}
Background
.bg-dc0949 {
  background-color: #dc0949;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc0949 {
  border: 2px solid #dc0949;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0949;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 9 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0949 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0949, #dc3209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0949 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 9 73 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.94 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.97 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.64 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.68 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.36 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.41 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.90 #23f6b6 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc0949  rgb(220, 9, 73)  hsl(342, 92%, 45%)  Amaranth
#09dc9c  rgb(9, 220, 156)  hsl(162, 92%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#49dc09  rgb(73, 220, 9)  hsl(102, 92%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0949dc  rgb(9, 73, 220)  hsl(222, 92%, 45%)  Sapphire