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#DC2E4C

#dc2e4c ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2e4c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 18.04% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.09% magenta, 65.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 349.66°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.1769

Complementary

  1. #dc2e4c
  2. #2edcbe

Split complementary

  1. #dc2e4c
  2. #2edc67
  3. #2ea3dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2ea3
  2. #dc2e4c
  3. #dc672e

Triadic

  1. #dc2e4c
  2. #4cdc2e
  3. #2e4cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2e4c
  2. #dcbe2e
  3. #2edcbe
  4. #2e4cdc

Square

  1. #dc2e4c
  2. #a3dc2e
  3. #2edcbe
  4. #672edc

Monochromatic

  1. #61101e
  2. #a21b32
  3. #dc2e4c
  4. #e77084
  5. #f2b1bc

Shades

#dc2e4c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2e4c
  2. #c62944
  3. #b0253d
  4. #9a2035
  5. #841c2e
  6. #6e1726
  7. #58121e
  8. #420e17
  9. #2c090f
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2e4c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2e4c
  2. #e0435e
  3. #e35870
  4. #e76d82
  5. #ea8294
  6. #ee97a6
  7. #f1abb7
  8. #f5c0c9
  9. #f8d5db
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2e4c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2e4c
  2. #d33651
  3. #ca3e56
  4. #c0475c
  5. #b74f61
  6. #ae5766
  7. #a55f6b
  8. #9c6770
  9. #927076
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625d4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8247 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24f4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36a49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2e4c {
  color: #dc2e4c;
}
Background
.bg-dc2e4c {
  background-color: #dc2e4c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2e4c {
  border: 2px solid #dc2e4c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2e4c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 46 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2e4c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2e4c, #dc672e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2e4c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 46 76 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.82 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.40 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.49 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.89 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.90 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.03 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.38 #23d1b3 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc2e4c  rgb(220, 46, 76)  hsl(350, 71%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2edcbe  rgb(46, 220, 190)  hsl(170, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#4cdc2e  rgb(76, 220, 46)  hsl(110, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2e4cdc  rgb(46, 76, 220)  hsl(230, 71%, 52%)  Iris