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#DC2E4E

#dc2e4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2e4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.09% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 348.97°, 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #dc2e4e
  2. #2edcbc

Split complementary

  1. #dc2e4e
  2. #2edc65
  3. #2ea5dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2ea5
  2. #dc2e4e
  3. #dc652e

Triadic

  1. #dc2e4e
  2. #4edc2e
  3. #2e4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2e4e
  2. #dcbc2e
  3. #2edcbc
  4. #2e4edc

Square

  1. #dc2e4e
  2. #a5dc2e
  3. #2edcbc
  4. #652edc

Monochromatic

  1. #61101f
  2. #a21b34
  3. #dc2e4e
  4. #e77085
  5. #f2b1bd

Shades

#dc2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2e4e
  2. #c62946
  3. #b0253e
  4. #9a2037
  5. #841c2f
  6. #6e1727
  7. #58121f
  8. #420e17
  9. #2c0910
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2e4e
  2. #e04360
  3. #e35871
  4. #e76d83
  5. #ea8295
  6. #ee97a7
  7. #f1abb8
  8. #f5c0ca
  9. #f8d5dc
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2e4e
  2. #d33653
  3. #ca3e58
  4. #c0475d
  5. #b74f62
  6. #ae5767
  7. #a55f6c
  8. #9c6771
  9. #927076
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 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 #625e4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8249 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24f4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26a4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2e4e {
  color: #dc2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-dc2e4e {
  background-color: #dc2e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #dc2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2e4e, #dc652e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.70 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.21 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.36 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.47 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.92 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.20 #23d1b1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc2e4e  rgb(220, 46, 78)  hsl(349, 71%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2edcbc  rgb(46, 220, 188)  hsl(169, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#4edc2e  rgb(78, 220, 46)  hsl(109, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2e4edc  rgb(46, 78, 220)  hsl(229, 71%, 52%)  Iris