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#DC404F

#dc404f ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc404f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 25.1% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.91% magenta, 64.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 354.23°, with 69.03% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.1945

Complementary

  1. #dc404f
  2. #40dccd

Split complementary

  1. #dc404f
  2. #40dc7f
  3. #409ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc409d
  2. #dc404f
  3. #dc7f40

Triadic

  1. #dc404f
  2. #4fdc40
  3. #404fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc404f
  2. #dccd40
  3. #40dccd
  4. #404fdc

Square

  1. #dc404f
  2. #9ddc40
  3. #40dccd
  4. #7f40dc

Monochromatic

  1. #6f141d
  2. #af202e
  3. #dc404f
  4. #e8818b
  5. #f4c1c6

Shades

#dc404f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc404f
  2. #c63a47
  3. #b0333f
  4. #9a2d37
  5. #84262f
  6. #6e2028
  7. #581a20
  8. #421318
  9. #2c0d10
  10. #160608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc404f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc404f
  2. #e05361
  3. #e36672
  4. #e77984
  5. #ea8c95
  6. #eea0a7
  7. #f1b3b9
  8. #f5c6ca
  9. #f8d9dc
  10. #fceced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc404f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc404f
  2. #d34654
  3. #ca4d59
  4. #c0535e
  5. #b75a63
  6. #ae6068
  7. #a5666c
  8. #9c6d71
  9. #927376
  10. #897a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa686b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b654e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92864b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10a47 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5584f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5714c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9294a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc404f {
  color: #dc404f;
}
Background
.bg-dc404f {
  background-color: #dc404f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc404f {
  border: 2px solid #dc404f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc404f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 64 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc404f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc404f, #dc7f40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc404f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 64 79 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.94 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.25 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.04 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.23 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.67 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.12 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.28 #23bfb0 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc404f  rgb(220, 64, 79)  hsl(354, 69%, 56%)  Amaranth
#40dccd  rgb(64, 220, 205)  hsl(174, 69%, 56%)  Turquoise
#4fdc40  rgb(79, 220, 64)  hsl(114, 69%, 56%)  Malachite
#404fdc  rgb(64, 79, 220)  hsl(234, 69%, 56%)  Iris