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#DD2D4F

#dd2d4f ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2d4f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 17.65% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.64% magenta, 64.25% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 348.41°, with 72.13% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.57.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1781

Complementary

  1. #dd2d4f
  2. #2dddbb

Split complementary

  1. #dd2d4f
  2. #2ddd63
  3. #2da7dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2da7
  2. #dd2d4f
  3. #dd632d

Triadic

  1. #dd2d4f
  2. #4fdd2d
  3. #2d4fdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2d4f
  2. #ddbb2d
  3. #2dddbb
  4. #2d4fdd

Square

  1. #dd2d4f
  2. #a7dd2d
  3. #2dddbb
  4. #632ddd

Monochromatic

  1. #61101f
  2. #a31a35
  3. #dd2d4f
  4. #e86f86
  5. #f2b1bd

Shades

#dd2d4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2d4f
  2. #c72947
  3. #b1243f
  4. #9b2037
  5. #851b2f
  6. #6f1728
  7. #581220
  8. #420e18
  9. #2c0910
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2d4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2d4f
  2. #e04261
  3. #e45772
  4. #e76c84
  5. #eb8195
  6. #ee96a7
  7. #f1abb9
  8. #f5c0ca
  9. #f8d5dc
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2d4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2d4f
  2. #d43554
  3. #ca3e59
  4. #c1465e
  5. #b84e63
  6. #af5768
  7. #a55f6c
  8. #9c6771
  9. #936f76
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96068 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625e4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e824a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36a4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2d4f {
  color: #dd2d4f;
}
Background
.bg-dd2d4f {
  background-color: #dd2d4f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2d4f {
  border: 2px solid #dd2d4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2d4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 45 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2d4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2d4f, #dd632d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2d4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 45 79 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.57 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.30 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.19 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.06 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.18 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.80 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.91 #22d2b0 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dd2d4f  rgb(221, 45, 79)  hsl(348, 72%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2dddbb  rgb(45, 221, 187)  hsl(168, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#4fdd2d  rgb(79, 221, 45)  hsl(108, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2d4fdd  rgb(45, 79, 221)  hsl(228, 72%, 52%)  Iris