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#DC284A

#dc284a ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc284a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 15.69% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 66.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 348.67°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #dc284a
  2. #28dcba

Split complementary

  1. #dc284a
  2. #28dc60
  3. #28a4dc

Analogous

  1. #dc28a4
  2. #dc284a
  3. #dc6028

Triadic

  1. #dc284a
  2. #4adc28
  3. #284adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc284a
  2. #dcba28
  3. #28dcba
  4. #284adc

Square

  1. #dc284a
  2. #a4dc28
  3. #28dcba
  4. #6028dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0f1e
  2. #9e1a33
  3. #dc284a
  4. #e76a81
  5. #f1acb9

Shades

#dc284a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc284a
  2. #c62443
  3. #b0203b
  4. #9a1c34
  5. #84182c
  6. #6e1425
  7. #58101e
  8. #420c16
  9. #2c080f
  10. #160407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc284a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc284a
  2. #e03e5c
  3. #e3536e
  4. #e76980
  5. #ea7e92
  6. #ee94a5
  7. #f1a9b7
  8. #f5bfc9
  9. #f8d4db
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc284a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc284a
  2. #d3314f
  3. #ca3a55
  4. #c0425a
  5. #b74b60
  6. #ae5465
  7. #a55d6a
  8. #9c6670
  9. #926e75
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85e65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605b4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8145 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14c4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26847 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc284a {
  color: #dc284a;
}
Background
.bg-dc284a {
  background-color: #dc284a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc284a {
  border: 2px solid #dc284a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc284a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 40 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc284a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc284a, #dc6028);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc284a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 40 74 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.22 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.06 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.66 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.81 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.89 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.17 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.20 #23d7b5 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc284a  rgb(220, 40, 74)  hsl(349, 72%, 51%)  Amaranth
#28dcba  rgb(40, 220, 186)  hsl(169, 72%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4adc28  rgb(74, 220, 40)  hsl(109, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#284adc  rgb(40, 74, 220)  hsl(229, 72%, 51%)  Iris