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#DC424A

#dc424a ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc424a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 25.88% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 66.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 356.88°, with 68.75% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1961

Complementary

  1. #dc424a
  2. #42dcd4

Split complementary

  1. #dc424a
  2. #42dc87
  3. #4297dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4297
  2. #dc424a
  3. #dc8742

Triadic

  1. #dc424a
  2. #4adc42
  3. #424adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc424a
  2. #dcd442
  3. #42dcd4
  4. #424adc

Square

  1. #dc424a
  2. #97dc42
  3. #42dcd4
  4. #8742dc

Monochromatic

  1. #70151a
  2. #b12128
  3. #dc424a
  4. #e88388
  5. #f4c3c6

Shades

#dc424a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc424a
  2. #c63b43
  3. #b0353b
  4. #9a2e34
  5. #84282c
  6. #6e2125
  7. #581a1e
  8. #421416
  9. #2c0d0f
  10. #160707
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc424a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc424a
  2. #e0555c
  3. #e3686e
  4. #e77b80
  5. #ea8e92
  6. #eea1a5
  7. #f1b3b7
  8. #f5c6c9
  9. #f8d9db
  10. #fceced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc424a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc424a
  2. #d3484f
  3. #ca4e55
  4. #c0555a
  5. #b75b60
  6. #ae6165
  7. #a5676a
  8. #9c6d70
  9. #927475
  10. #897a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa686a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6649 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948745 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10f46 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55949 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b57147 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e92b48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc424a {
  color: #dc424a;
}
Background
.bg-dc424a {
  background-color: #dc424a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc424a {
  border: 2px solid #dc424a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc424a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 66 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc424a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc424a, #dc8742);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc424a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 66 74 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.44 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.20 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.57 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.13 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.22 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.36 #23bdb5 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc424a  rgb(220, 66, 74)  hsl(357, 69%, 56%)  Amaranth
#42dcd4  rgb(66, 220, 212)  hsl(177, 69%, 56%)  Turquoise
#4adc42  rgb(74, 220, 66)  hsl(117, 69%, 56%)  Malachite
#424adc  rgb(66, 74, 220)  hsl(237, 69%, 56%)  Iris