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#DC4656

#dc4656 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc4656 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 27.45% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.18% magenta, 60.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 353.6°, with 68.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.2027

Complementary

  1. #dc4656
  2. #46dccc

Split complementary

  1. #dc4656
  2. #46dc81
  3. #46a1dc

Analogous

  1. #dc46a1
  2. #dc4656
  3. #dc8146

Triadic

  1. #dc4656
  2. #56dc46
  3. #4656dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc4656
  2. #dccc46
  3. #46dccc
  4. #4656dc

Square

  1. #dc4656
  2. #a1dc46
  3. #46dccc
  4. #8146dc

Monochromatic

  1. #731620
  2. #b42231
  3. #dc4656
  4. #e88691
  5. #f4c7cc

Shades

#dc4656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc4656
  2. #c63f4d
  3. #b03845
  4. #9a313c
  5. #842a34
  6. #6e232b
  7. #581c22
  8. #42151a
  9. #2c0e11
  10. #160709
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc4656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc4656
  2. #e05967
  3. #e36b78
  4. #e77e89
  5. #ea909a
  6. #eea3ab
  7. #f1b5bb
  8. #f5c8cc
  9. #f8dadd
  10. #fcedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc4656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc4656
  2. #d34c5a
  3. #ca525e
  4. #c05763
  5. #b75d67
  6. #ae636b
  7. #a5696f
  8. #9c6f73
  9. #927478
  10. #897a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6b6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6856 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948852 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1204d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a65c56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b57354 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e93351 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc4656 {
  color: #dc4656;
}
Background
.bg-dc4656 {
  background-color: #dc4656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc4656 {
  border: 2px solid #dc4656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc4656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 70 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc4656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc4656, #dc8146);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc4656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 70 86 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.18 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.20 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.62 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.70 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.43 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.45 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.56 #23b9a9 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dc4656  rgb(220, 70, 86)  hsl(354, 68%, 57%)  Amaranth
#46dccc  rgb(70, 220, 204)  hsl(174, 68%, 57%)  Turquoise
#56dc46  rgb(86, 220, 70)  hsl(114, 68%, 57%)  Malachite
#4656dc  rgb(70, 86, 220)  hsl(234, 68%, 57%)  Iris