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#DC174E

#dc174e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc174e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 9.02% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.55% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 343.25°, with 81.07% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.1638

Complementary

  1. #dc174e
  2. #17dca5

Split complementary

  1. #dc174e
  2. #17dc43
  3. #17b1dc

Analogous

  1. #dc17b1
  2. #dc174e
  3. #dc4317

Triadic

  1. #dc174e
  2. #4edc17
  3. #174edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc174e
  2. #dca517
  3. #17dca5
  4. #174edc

Square

  1. #dc174e
  2. #b1dc17
  3. #17dca5
  4. #4317dc

Monochromatic

  1. #51091d
  2. #971035
  3. #dc174e
  4. #ed537e
  5. #f498b2

Shades

#dc174e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc174e
  2. #c61546
  3. #b0123e
  4. #9a1037
  5. #840e2f
  6. #6e0c27
  7. #58091f
  8. #420717
  9. #2c0510
  10. #160208
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc174e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc174e
  2. #e02e60
  3. #e34571
  4. #e75d83
  5. #ea7495
  6. #ee8ba7
  7. #f1a2b8
  8. #f5b9ca
  9. #f8d1dc
  10. #fce8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc174e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc174e
  2. #d32253
  3. #ca2c58
  4. #c0375d
  5. #b74162
  6. #ae4c67
  7. #a5566c
  8. #9c6171
  9. #926b76
  10. #89767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75a64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a574e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7e49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1654b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9003f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc174e {
  color: #dc174e;
}
Background
.bg-dc174e {
  background-color: #dc174e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc174e {
  border: 2px solid #dc174e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc174e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 23 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc174e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc174e, #dc4317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc174e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 23 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.60 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.66 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.23 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.44 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.79 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.82 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.16 #23e8b1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc174e  rgb(220, 23, 78)  hsl(343, 81%, 48%)  Amaranth
#17dca5  rgb(23, 220, 165)  hsl(163, 81%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4edc17  rgb(78, 220, 23)  hsl(103, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green
#174edc  rgb(23, 78, 220)  hsl(223, 81%, 48%)  Sapphire