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#DD3753

#dd3753 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd3753 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 21.57% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.11% magenta, 62.44% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 349.88°, with 70.94% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.44.

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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #dd3753
  2. #37ddc1

Split complementary

  1. #dd3753
  2. #37dd6e
  3. #37a6dd

Analogous

  1. #dd37a6
  2. #dd3753
  3. #dd6e37

Triadic

  1. #dd3753
  2. #53dd37
  3. #3753dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd3753
  2. #ddc137
  3. #37ddc1
  4. #3753dd

Square

  1. #dd3753
  2. #a6dd37
  3. #37ddc1
  4. #6e37dd

Monochromatic

  1. #691221
  2. #ab1d35
  3. #dd3753
  4. #e8788b
  5. #f3bac3

Shades

#dd3753 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd3753
  2. #c7324b
  3. #b12c42
  4. #9b273a
  5. #852132
  6. #6f1c2a
  7. #581621
  8. #421119
  9. #2c0b11
  10. #160608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd3753 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd3753
  2. #e04b64
  3. #e45f75
  4. #e77387
  5. #eb8798
  6. #ee9ba9
  7. #f1afba
  8. #f5c3cb
  9. #f8d7dd
  10. #fcebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd3753 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd3753
  2. #d43e58
  3. #ca465c
  4. #c14d61
  5. #b85465
  6. #af5c6a
  7. #a5636e
  8. #9c6a73
  9. #937177
  10. #89797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa646b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666253 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90844e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20043 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a45453 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46e50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea1a4a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd3753 {
  color: #dd3753;
}
Background
.bg-dd3753 {
  background-color: #dd3753;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd3753 {
  border: 2px solid #dd3753;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd3753;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 55 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd3753 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd3753, #dd6e37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd3753 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 55 83 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.44 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.18 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.00 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.11 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.46 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.48 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.26 #22c8ac Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dd3753  rgb(221, 55, 83)  hsl(350, 71%, 54%)  Amaranth
#37ddc1  rgb(55, 221, 193)  hsl(170, 71%, 54%)  Turquoise
#53dd37  rgb(83, 221, 55)  hsl(110, 71%, 54%)  Lime Green
#3753dd  rgb(55, 83, 221)  hsl(230, 71%, 54%)  Iris