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#DC2149

#dc2149 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2149 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 66.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 347.17°, 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 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #dc2149
  2. #21dcb4

Split complementary

  1. #dc2149
  2. #21dc57
  3. #21a6dc

Analogous

  1. #dc21a6
  2. #dc2149
  3. #dc5721

Triadic

  1. #dc2149
  2. #49dc21
  3. #2149dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2149
  2. #dcb421
  3. #21dcb4
  4. #2149dc

Square

  1. #dc2149
  2. #a6dc21
  3. #21dcb4
  4. #5721dc

Monochromatic

  1. #570d1d
  2. #991733
  3. #dc2149
  4. #e7627f
  5. #f1a5b5

Shades

#dc2149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2149
  2. #c61e42
  3. #b01a3a
  4. #9a1733
  5. #84142c
  6. #6e1125
  7. #580d1d
  8. #420a16
  9. #2c070f
  10. #160307
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2149
  2. #e0375b
  3. #e34d6d
  4. #e76480
  5. #ea7a92
  6. #ee90a4
  7. #f1a6b6
  8. #f5bcc8
  9. #f8d3db
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2149
  2. #d32b4f
  3. #ca3454
  4. #c03e5a
  5. #b7475f
  6. #ae5165
  7. #a55a6a
  8. #9c6470
  9. #926d75
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75c64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5949 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7f43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04949 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26746 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2149 {
  color: #dc2149;
}
Background
.bg-dc2149 {
  background-color: #dc2149;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2149 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 33 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2149, #dc5721);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 33 73 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.67 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.01 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.91 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.52 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.54 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.17 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.36 #23deb6 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc2149  rgb(220, 33, 73)  hsl(347, 74%, 50%)  Amaranth
#21dcb4  rgb(33, 220, 180)  hsl(167, 74%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#49dc21  rgb(73, 220, 33)  hsl(107, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2149dc  rgb(33, 73, 220)  hsl(227, 74%, 50%)  Iris