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#DC3552

#dc3552 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc3552 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 20.78% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.91% magenta, 62.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 349.58°, with 70.46% saturation and 53.53% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.53.

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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #dc3552
  2. #35dcbf

Split complementary

  1. #dc3552
  2. #35dc6c
  3. #35a6dc

Analogous

  1. #dc35a6
  2. #dc3552
  3. #dc6c35

Triadic

  1. #dc3552
  2. #52dc35
  3. #3552dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc3552
  2. #dcbf35
  3. #35dcbf
  4. #3552dc

Square

  1. #dc3552
  2. #a6dc35
  3. #35dcbf
  4. #6c35dc

Monochromatic

  1. #661220
  2. #a71d35
  3. #dc3552
  4. #e7768a
  5. #f3b7c2

Shades

#dc3552 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc3552
  2. #c6304a
  3. #b02a42
  4. #9a2539
  5. #842031
  6. #6e1b29
  7. #581521
  8. #421019
  9. #2c0b10
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc3552 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc3552
  2. #e04963
  3. #e35d75
  4. #e77286
  5. #ea8697
  6. #ee9aa9
  7. #f1aeba
  8. #f5c2cb
  9. #f8d7dc
  10. #fcebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc3552 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc3552
  2. #d33d57
  3. #ca445b
  4. #c04c60
  5. #b75364
  6. #ae5b69
  7. #a5626e
  8. #9c6a72
  9. #927177
  10. #89797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9636a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656152 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f834d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a35252 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36c4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e91649 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc3552 {
  color: #dc3552;
}
Background
.bg-dc3552 {
  background-color: #dc3552;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc3552 {
  border: 2px solid #dc3552;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc3552;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 53 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc3552 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc3552, #dc6c35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc3552 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 53 82 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.53 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.99 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.84 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.97 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.28 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.72 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.09 #23caad Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc3552  rgb(220, 53, 82)  hsl(350, 70%, 54%)  Amaranth
#35dcbf  rgb(53, 220, 191)  hsl(170, 70%, 54%)  Turquoise
#52dc35  rgb(82, 220, 53)  hsl(110, 70%, 54%)  Lime Green
#3552dc  rgb(53, 82, 220)  hsl(230, 70%, 54%)  Iris