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#DC445B

#dc445b ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc445b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 26.67% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.09% magenta, 58.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 350.92°, with 68.47% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.2011

Complementary

  1. #dc445b
  2. #44dcc5

Split complementary

  1. #dc445b
  2. #44dc79
  3. #44a7dc

Analogous

  1. #dc44a7
  2. #dc445b
  3. #dc7944

Triadic

  1. #dc445b
  2. #5bdc44
  3. #445bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc445b
  2. #dcc544
  3. #44dcc5
  4. #445bdc

Square

  1. #dc445b
  2. #a7dc44
  3. #44dcc5
  4. #7944dc

Monochromatic

  1. #721523
  2. #b22137
  3. #dc445b
  4. #e88494
  5. #f4c5cc

Shades

#dc445b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc445b
  2. #c63d52
  3. #b03649
  4. #9a3040
  5. #842937
  6. #6e222e
  7. #581b24
  8. #42141b
  9. #2c0e12
  10. #160709
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc445b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc445b
  2. #e0576b
  3. #e3697c
  4. #e77c8c
  5. #ea8f9d
  6. #eea2ad
  7. #f1b4bd
  8. #f5c7ce
  9. #f8dade
  10. #fcecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc445b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc445b
  2. #d34a5f
  3. #ca5062
  4. #c05666
  5. #b75c6a
  6. #ae626e
  7. #a56871
  8. #9c6e75
  9. #927479
  10. #897a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6a70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b685b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928857 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f01e4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55b5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b57259 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e93153 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc445b {
  color: #dc445b;
}
Background
.bg-dc445b {
  background-color: #dc445b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc445b {
  border: 2px solid #dc445b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc445b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 68 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc445b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc445b, #dc7944);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc445b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 68 91 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.04 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.77 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.84 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.60 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.89 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.15 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.28 #23bba4 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc445b  rgb(220, 68, 91)  hsl(351, 68%, 56%)  Amaranth
#44dcc5  rgb(68, 220, 197)  hsl(171, 68%, 56%)  Turquoise
#5bdc44  rgb(91, 220, 68)  hsl(111, 68%, 56%)  Malachite
#445bdc  rgb(68, 91, 220)  hsl(231, 68%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue