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#DD2E4D

#dd2e4d ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2e4d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 18.04% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 65.16% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 349.37°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #dd2e4d
  2. #2eddbe

Split complementary

  1. #dd2e4d
  2. #2edd66
  3. #2ea5dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2ea5
  2. #dd2e4d
  3. #dd662e

Triadic

  1. #dd2e4d
  2. #4ddd2e
  3. #2e4ddd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2e4d
  2. #ddbe2e
  3. #2eddbe
  4. #2e4ddd

Square

  1. #dd2e4d
  2. #a5dd2e
  3. #2eddbe
  4. #662edd

Monochromatic

  1. #62101e
  2. #a41b33
  3. #dd2e4d
  4. #e87085
  5. #f2b2bd

Shades

#dd2e4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2e4d
  2. #c72945
  3. #b1253e
  4. #9b2036
  5. #851c2e
  6. #6f1727
  7. #58121f
  8. #420e17
  9. #2c090f
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2e4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2e4d
  2. #e0435f
  3. #e45871
  4. #e76d82
  5. #eb8294
  6. #ee97a6
  7. #f1abb8
  8. #f5c0ca
  9. #f8d5db
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2e4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2e4d
  2. #d43652
  3. #ca3e57
  4. #c1475c
  5. #b84f61
  6. #af5767
  7. #a55f6c
  8. #9c6771
  9. #937076
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635e4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8248 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24f4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36b4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2e4d {
  color: #dd2e4d;
}
Background
.bg-dd2e4d {
  background-color: #dd2e4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2e4d {
  border: 2px solid #dd2e4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2e4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 46 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2e4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2e4d, #dd662e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2e4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 46 77 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.56 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.44 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.73 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.69 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.71 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.81 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.57 #22d1b2 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dd2e4d  rgb(221, 46, 77)  hsl(349, 72%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2eddbe  rgb(46, 221, 190)  hsl(169, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#4ddd2e  rgb(77, 221, 46)  hsl(109, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2e4ddd  rgb(46, 77, 221)  hsl(229, 72%, 52%)  Iris