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#DC2C4D

#dc2c4d ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2c4d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 17.25% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 65% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 348.75°, with 71.54% saturation and 51.76% 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 1.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1755

Complementary

  1. #dc2c4d
  2. #2cdcbb

Split complementary

  1. #dc2c4d
  2. #2cdc63
  3. #2ca5dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2ca5
  2. #dc2c4d
  3. #dc632c

Triadic

  1. #dc2c4d
  2. #4ddc2c
  3. #2c4ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2c4d
  2. #dcbb2c
  3. #2cdcbb
  4. #2c4ddc

Square

  1. #dc2c4d
  2. #a5dc2c
  3. #2cdcbb
  4. #632cdc

Monochromatic

  1. #5f101f
  2. #a11b34
  3. #dc2c4d
  4. #e76e84
  5. #f2afbc

Shades

#dc2c4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2c4d
  2. #c62845
  3. #b0233e
  4. #9a1f36
  5. #841a2e
  6. #6e1627
  7. #58121f
  8. #420d17
  9. #2c090f
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2c4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2c4d
  2. #e0415f
  3. #e35671
  4. #e76b82
  5. #ea8094
  6. #ee96a6
  7. #f1abb8
  8. #f5c0ca
  9. #f8d5db
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2c4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2c4d
  2. #d33452
  3. #ca3d57
  4. #c0455c
  5. #b74e61
  6. #ae5667
  7. #a55e6c
  8. #9c6771
  9. #926f76
  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 #a85f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615d4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8148 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14e4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2694a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2c4d {
  color: #dc2c4d;
}
Background
.bg-dc2c4d {
  background-color: #dc2c4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2c4d {
  border: 2px solid #dc2c4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2c4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 44 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2c4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2c4d, #dc632c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2c4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 44 77 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.83 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.31 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.72 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.40 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.61 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.00 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.24 #23d3b2 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc2c4d  rgb(220, 44, 77)  hsl(349, 72%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2cdcbb  rgb(44, 220, 187)  hsl(169, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#4ddc2c  rgb(77, 220, 44)  hsl(109, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2c4ddc  rgb(44, 77, 220)  hsl(229, 72%, 52%)  Iris