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#DC2B51

#dc2b51 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2b51 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 16.86% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.45% magenta, 63.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 347.12°, with 71.66% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.1754

Complementary

  1. #dc2b51
  2. #2bdcb6

Split complementary

  1. #dc2b51
  2. #2bdc5e
  3. #2ba9dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2ba9
  2. #dc2b51
  3. #dc5e2b

Triadic

  1. #dc2b51
  2. #51dc2b
  3. #2b51dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2b51
  2. #dcb62b
  3. #2bdcb6
  4. #2b51dc

Square

  1. #dc2b51
  2. #a9dc2b
  3. #2bdcb6
  4. #5e2bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1021
  2. #a01a37
  3. #dc2b51
  4. #e76d87
  5. #f2aebd

Shades

#dc2b51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2b51
  2. #c62749
  3. #b02241
  4. #9a1e39
  5. #841a31
  6. #6e1629
  7. #581120
  8. #420d18
  9. #2c0910
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2b51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2b51
  2. #e04062
  3. #e35574
  4. #e76b85
  5. #ea8097
  6. #ee95a8
  7. #f1aab9
  8. #f5bfcb
  9. #f8d5dc
  10. #fceaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2b51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2b51
  2. #d33456
  3. #ca3c5a
  4. #c0455f
  5. #b74d64
  6. #ae5669
  7. #a55e6d
  8. #9c6772
  9. #926f77
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85f68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605d51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d814c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14d51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2694e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90045 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2b51 {
  color: #dc2b51;
}
Background
.bg-dc2b51 {
  background-color: #dc2b51;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2b51 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2b51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2b51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 43 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2b51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2b51, #dc5e2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2b51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 43 81 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.16 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.21 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.22 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.45 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.75 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.04 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.26 #23d4ae Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc2b51  rgb(220, 43, 81)  hsl(347, 72%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2bdcb6  rgb(43, 220, 182)  hsl(167, 72%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#51dc2b  rgb(81, 220, 43)  hsl(107, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2b51dc  rgb(43, 81, 220)  hsl(227, 72%, 52%)  Iris