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#DD1E4E

#dd1e4e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd1e4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 11.76% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.43% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 344.92°, with 76.1% saturation and 49.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.1685

Complementary

  1. #dd1e4e
  2. #1eddad

Split complementary

  1. #dd1e4e
  2. #1edd4d
  3. #1eaedd

Analogous

  1. #dd1eae
  2. #dd1e4e
  3. #dd4d1e

Triadic

  1. #dd1e4e
  2. #4edd1e
  3. #1e4edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd1e4e
  2. #ddad1e
  3. #1eddad
  4. #1e4edd

Square

  1. #dd1e4e
  2. #aedd1e
  3. #1eddad
  4. #4d1edd

Monochromatic

  1. #560c1e
  2. #9a1536
  3. #dd1e4e
  4. #e95e81
  5. #f2a2b6

Shades

#dd1e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd1e4e
  2. #c71b46
  3. #b1183e
  4. #9b1537
  5. #85122f
  6. #6f0f27
  7. #580c1f
  8. #420917
  9. #2c0610
  10. #160308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd1e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd1e4e
  2. #e03560
  3. #e44b71
  4. #e76283
  5. #eb7895
  6. #ee8fa7
  7. #f1a5b8
  8. #f5bcca
  9. #f8d2dc
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd1e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd1e4e
  2. #d42853
  3. #ca3258
  4. #c13b5d
  5. #b84562
  6. #af4f67
  7. #a5596c
  8. #9c6371
  9. #936c76
  10. #89767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c594e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2664b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd1e4e {
  color: #dd1e4e;
}
Background
.bg-dd1e4e {
  background-color: #dd1e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd1e4e {
  border: 2px solid #dd1e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd1e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 30 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd1e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd1e4e, #dd4d1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd1e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 30 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.83 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.89 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.02 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.44 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.84 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.86 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.29 #22e1b1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dd1e4e  rgb(221, 30, 78)  hsl(345, 76%, 49%)  Amaranth
#1eddad  rgb(30, 221, 173)  hsl(165, 76%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#4edd1e  rgb(78, 221, 30)  hsl(105, 76%, 49%)  Lime Green
#1e4edd  rgb(30, 78, 221)  hsl(225, 76%, 49%)  Sapphire