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#DC2F53

#dc2f53 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2f53 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.64% magenta, 62.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 347.51°, 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #dc2f53
  2. #2fdcb8

Split complementary

  1. #dc2f53
  2. #2fdc61
  3. #2faadc

Analogous

  1. #dc2faa
  2. #dc2f53
  3. #dc612f

Triadic

  1. #dc2f53
  2. #53dc2f
  3. #2f53dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2f53
  2. #dcb82f
  3. #2fdcb8
  4. #2f53dc

Square

  1. #dc2f53
  2. #aadc2f
  3. #2fdcb8
  4. #612fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #621021
  2. #a31b38
  3. #dc2f53
  4. #e77089
  5. #f2b2bf

Shades

#dc2f53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2f53
  2. #c62a4b
  3. #b02642
  4. #9a213a
  5. #841c32
  6. #6e182a
  7. #581321
  8. #420e19
  9. #2c0911
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2f53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2f53
  2. #e04464
  3. #e35975
  4. #e76d87
  5. #ea8298
  6. #ee97a9
  7. #f1acba
  8. #f5c1cb
  9. #f8d5dd
  10. #fceaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2f53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2f53
  2. #d33758
  3. #ca3f5c
  4. #c04761
  5. #b74f65
  6. #ae586a
  7. #a5606e
  8. #9c6873
  9. #927077
  10. #89787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86169 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625e53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d824e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24f53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26b50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90448 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2f53 {
  color: #dc2f53;
}
Background
.bg-dc2f53 {
  background-color: #dc2f53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2f53 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2f53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2f53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 47 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2f53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2f53, #dc612f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2f53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 47 83 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.06 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.08 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.14 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.19 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.98 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.15 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.15 #23d0ac Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc2f53  rgb(220, 47, 83)  hsl(348, 71%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2fdcb8  rgb(47, 220, 184)  hsl(168, 71%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#53dc2f  rgb(83, 220, 47)  hsl(108, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2f53dc  rgb(47, 83, 220)  hsl(228, 71%, 52%)  Iris