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#DC244E

#dc244e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc244e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 14.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.64% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 346.3°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #dc244e
  2. #24dcb2

Split complementary

  1. #dc244e
  2. #24dc56
  3. #24aadc

Analogous

  1. #dc24aa
  2. #dc244e
  3. #dc5624

Triadic

  1. #dc244e
  2. #4edc24
  3. #244edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc244e
  2. #dcb224
  3. #24dcb2
  4. #244edc

Square

  1. #dc244e
  2. #aadc24
  3. #24dcb2
  4. #5624dc

Monochromatic

  1. #590e1f
  2. #9b1936
  3. #dc244e
  4. #e76683
  5. #f1a8b9

Shades

#dc244e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc244e
  2. #c62046
  3. #b01d3e
  4. #9a1937
  5. #84162f
  6. #6e1227
  7. #580e1f
  8. #420b17
  9. #2c0710
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc244e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc244e
  2. #e03a60
  3. #e35071
  4. #e76683
  5. #ea7c95
  6. #ee92a7
  7. #f1a7b8
  8. #f5bdca
  9. #f8d3dc
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc244e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc244e
  2. #d32d53
  3. #ca3658
  4. #c0405d
  5. #b74962
  6. #ae5267
  7. #a55b6c
  8. #9c6471
  9. #926e76
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75d66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2674b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc244e {
  color: #dc244e;
}
Background
.bg-dc244e {
  background-color: #dc244e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc244e {
  border: 2px solid #dc244e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc244e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 36 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc244e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc244e, #dc5624);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc244e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 36 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.52 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.54 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.23 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.37 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.96 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.20 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.24 #23dbb1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc244e  rgb(220, 36, 78)  hsl(346, 72%, 50%)  Amaranth
#24dcb2  rgb(36, 220, 178)  hsl(166, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#4edc24  rgb(78, 220, 36)  hsl(106, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#244edc  rgb(36, 78, 220)  hsl(226, 72%, 50%)  Iris