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#DC2148

#dc2148 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2148 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 12.94% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 67.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 347.49°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.1677

Complementary

  1. #dc2148
  2. #21dcb5

Split complementary

  1. #dc2148
  2. #21dc58
  3. #21a5dc

Analogous

  1. #dc21a5
  2. #dc2148
  3. #dc5821

Triadic

  1. #dc2148
  2. #48dc21
  3. #2148dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2148
  2. #dcb521
  3. #21dcb5
  4. #2148dc

Square

  1. #dc2148
  2. #a5dc21
  3. #21dcb5
  4. #5821dc

Monochromatic

  1. #570d1c
  2. #991732
  3. #dc2148
  4. #e7627e
  5. #f1a5b5

Shades

#dc2148 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2148
  2. #c61e41
  3. #b01a3a
  4. #9a1732
  5. #84142b
  6. #6e1124
  7. #580d1d
  8. #420a16
  9. #2c070e
  10. #160307
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2148 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2148
  2. #e0375a
  3. #e34d6d
  4. #e7647f
  5. #ea7a91
  6. #ee90a4
  7. #f1a6b6
  8. #f5bcc8
  9. #f8d3da
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2148 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2148
  2. #d32b4e
  3. #ca3453
  4. #c03e59
  5. #b7475e
  6. #ae5164
  7. #a55a6a
  8. #9c646f
  9. #926d75
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75c64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5948 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7f42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04948 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26745 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2148 {
  color: #dc2148;
}
Background
.bg-dc2148 {
  background-color: #dc2148;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2148 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2148;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2148;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 33 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2148 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2148, #dc5821);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2148 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 33 72 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.73 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.74 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.01 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.44 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.79 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.43 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.52 #23deb7 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc2148  rgb(220, 33, 72)  hsl(347, 74%, 50%)  Amaranth
#21dcb5  rgb(33, 220, 181)  hsl(167, 74%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#48dc21  rgb(72, 220, 33)  hsl(107, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2148dc  rgb(33, 72, 220)  hsl(227, 74%, 50%)  Iris