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#DC2F4D

#dc2f4d ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2f4d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 18.43% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.64% magenta, 65% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 349.6°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #dc2f4d
  2. #2fdcbe

Split complementary

  1. #dc2f4d
  2. #2fdc68
  3. #2fa3dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2fa3
  2. #dc2f4d
  3. #dc682f

Triadic

  1. #dc2f4d
  2. #4ddc2f
  3. #2f4ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2f4d
  2. #dcbe2f
  3. #2fdcbe
  4. #2f4ddc

Square

  1. #dc2f4d
  2. #a3dc2f
  3. #2fdcbe
  4. #682fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #62101e
  2. #a31b33
  3. #dc2f4d
  4. #e77085
  5. #f2b2bd

Shades

#dc2f4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2f4d
  2. #c62a45
  3. #b0263e
  4. #9a2136
  5. #841c2e
  6. #6e1827
  7. #58131f
  8. #420e17
  9. #2c090f
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2f4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2f4d
  2. #e0445f
  3. #e35971
  4. #e76d82
  5. #ea8294
  6. #ee97a6
  7. #f1acb8
  8. #f5c1ca
  9. #f8d5db
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2f4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2f4d
  2. #d33752
  3. #ca3f57
  4. #c0475c
  5. #b74f61
  6. #ae5867
  7. #a5606c
  8. #9c6871
  9. #927076
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635e4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8248 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24f4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36a4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2f4d {
  color: #dc2f4d;
}
Background
.bg-dc2f4d {
  background-color: #dc2f4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2f4d {
  border: 2px solid #dc2f4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2f4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 47 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2f4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2f4d, #dc682f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2f4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 47 77 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.71 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.30 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.75 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.83 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.85 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.53 #23d0b2 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc2f4d  rgb(220, 47, 77)  hsl(350, 71%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2fdcbe  rgb(47, 220, 190)  hsl(170, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#4ddc2f  rgb(77, 220, 47)  hsl(110, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2f4ddc  rgb(47, 77, 220)  hsl(230, 71%, 52%)  Iris