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#DC1B4E

#dc1b4e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc1b4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 10.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.73% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 344.15°, with 78.14% saturation and 48.43% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.1655

Complementary

  1. #dc1b4e
  2. #1bdca9

Split complementary

  1. #dc1b4e
  2. #1bdc49
  3. #1baedc

Analogous

  1. #dc1bae
  2. #dc1b4e
  3. #dc491b

Triadic

  1. #dc1b4e
  2. #4edc1b
  3. #1b4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc1b4e
  2. #dca91b
  3. #1bdca9
  4. #1b4edc

Square

  1. #dc1b4e
  2. #aedc1b
  3. #1bdca9
  4. #491bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #540a1e
  2. #981336
  3. #dc1b4e
  4. #eb597f
  5. #f39db4

Shades

#dc1b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc1b4e
  2. #c61846
  3. #b0163e
  4. #9a1337
  5. #84102f
  6. #6e0e27
  7. #580b1f
  8. #420817
  9. #2c0510
  10. #160308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc1b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc1b4e
  2. #e03260
  3. #e34971
  4. #e75f83
  5. #ea7695
  6. #ee8da7
  7. #f1a4b8
  8. #f5bbca
  9. #f8d1dc
  10. #fce8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc1b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc1b4e
  2. #d32553
  3. #ca2f58
  4. #c0395d
  5. #b74362
  6. #ae4e67
  7. #a5586c
  8. #9c6271
  9. #926c76
  10. #89767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75b65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7f49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1654b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc1b4e {
  color: #dc1b4e;
}
Background
.bg-dc1b4e {
  background-color: #dc1b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc1b4e {
  border: 2px solid #dc1b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc1b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 27 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc1b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc1b4e, #dc491b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc1b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 27 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.30 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.82 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.02 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.62 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.64 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.80 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.16 #23e4b1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc1b4e  rgb(220, 27, 78)  hsl(344, 78%, 48%)  Amaranth
#1bdca9  rgb(27, 220, 169)  hsl(164, 78%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4edc1b  rgb(78, 220, 27)  hsl(104, 78%, 48%)  Lime Green
#1b4edc  rgb(27, 78, 220)  hsl(224, 78%, 48%)  Sapphire