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#DC274B

#dc274b ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc274b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 15.29% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.27% magenta, 65.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 348.07°, with 72.11% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.1717

Complementary

  1. #dc274b
  2. #27dcb8

Split complementary

  1. #dc274b
  2. #27dc5d
  3. #27a5dc

Analogous

  1. #dc27a5
  2. #dc274b
  3. #dc5d27

Triadic

  1. #dc274b
  2. #4bdc27
  3. #274bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc274b
  2. #dcb827
  3. #27dcb8
  4. #274bdc

Square

  1. #dc274b
  2. #a5dc27
  3. #27dcb8
  4. #5d27dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0f1e
  2. #9d1934
  3. #dc274b
  4. #e76982
  5. #f1abb9

Shades

#dc274b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc274b
  2. #c62344
  3. #b01f3c
  4. #9a1b35
  5. #84172d
  6. #6e1426
  7. #58101e
  8. #420c17
  9. #2c080f
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc274b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc274b
  2. #e03d5d
  3. #e3526f
  4. #e76881
  5. #ea7d93
  6. #ee93a5
  7. #f1a9b7
  8. #f5bec9
  9. #f8d4db
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc274b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc274b
  2. #d33050
  3. #ca3956
  4. #c0425b
  5. #b74b60
  6. #ae5466
  7. #a55c6b
  8. #9c6570
  9. #926e75
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85e65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605b4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8046 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14b4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26848 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc274b {
  color: #dc274b;
}
Background
.bg-dc274b {
  background-color: #dc274b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc274b {
  border: 2px solid #dc274b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc274b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 39 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc274b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc274b, #dc5d27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc274b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 39 75 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.21 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.33 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.57 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.44 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.87 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.95 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.23 #23d8b4 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc274b  rgb(220, 39, 75)  hsl(348, 72%, 51%)  Amaranth
#27dcb8  rgb(39, 220, 184)  hsl(168, 72%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4bdc27  rgb(75, 220, 39)  hsl(108, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#274bdc  rgb(39, 75, 220)  hsl(228, 72%, 51%)  Iris