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#DD2650

#dd2650 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2650 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 14.9% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.81% magenta, 63.8% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 346.23°, with 72.91% saturation and 50.78% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.1734

Complementary

  1. #dd2650
  2. #26ddb3

Split complementary

  1. #dd2650
  2. #26dd57
  3. #26abdd

Analogous

  1. #dd26ab
  2. #dd2650
  3. #dd5726

Triadic

  1. #dd2650
  2. #50dd26
  3. #2650dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2650
  2. #ddb326
  3. #26ddb3
  4. #2650dd

Square

  1. #dd2650
  2. #abdd26
  3. #26ddb3
  4. #5726dd

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0e20
  2. #9e1937
  3. #dd2650
  4. #e76885
  5. #f2aabb

Shades

#dd2650 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2650
  2. #c72248
  3. #b11e40
  4. #9b1b38
  5. #851730
  6. #6f1328
  7. #580f20
  8. #420b18
  9. #2c0810
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2650 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2650
  2. #e03c62
  3. #e45173
  4. #e76785
  5. #eb7d96
  6. #ee93a8
  7. #f1a8b9
  8. #f5becb
  9. #f8d4dc
  10. #fce9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2650 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2650
  2. #d42f55
  3. #ca385a
  4. #c1415e
  5. #b84a63
  6. #af5368
  7. #a55c6d
  8. #9c6572
  9. #936e76
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5c50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c814b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14c50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2684d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2650 {
  color: #dd2650;
}
Background
.bg-dd2650 {
  background-color: #dd2650;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2650 {
  border: 2px solid #dd2650;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2650;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 38 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2650 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2650, #dd5726);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2650 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 38 80 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.31 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.52 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.07 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.53 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.64 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.92 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.30 #22d9af Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dd2650  rgb(221, 38, 80)  hsl(346, 73%, 51%)  Amaranth
#26ddb3  rgb(38, 221, 179)  hsl(166, 73%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#50dd26  rgb(80, 221, 38)  hsl(106, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2650dd  rgb(38, 80, 221)  hsl(226, 73%, 51%)  Iris